# Incident 19791221048809I: Beech 18*, Pontiac, MI, December 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1979, 21:30 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland Co
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3620B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3620B-1992-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18*
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221048809I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT, MASSIVE INTERNAL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N3620B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820819047249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820819047249I), Aug 19, 1982: Beech E18S (N3620B), Rochester, NY. Flickering unsafe gear light. Checked gear down. Normal landing. Problem in landing gear switch.
- [Incident 19810116006679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810116006679I), Jan 16, 1981: Beech 18* (N3620B), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Unable to extend the landing gear during approach. Extended by emergency system. Cleaned and lubed gear system.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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