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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D18S · Latrobe, PA · January 16, 1980

Date: January 16, 1980 · 12:00 local
Place: Latrobe, PA
Airport: Westmoreland Co
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ALPA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25Q
Reported as: Beech D18S
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total160 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N25QRegistration cancelled Apr 6, 1988 · Beech D18SS/N A823 Airframe modelBeech D18S

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine fire during start. Air scoop, accessories, and wiring damaged. Complete engine changed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FIRE DURING START. AIR SCOOP, ACCESSORIES, AND WIRING DAMAGED. COMPLETE ENGINE CHANGED.

Other reports on N25Q · 2

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

Accident 19850925047609AMissed Approach IFR · Huntington, WVImproper instrument procedures. Wing tip struck ground while maneuvering in low fog layer after communication loss.Sep 25, 1985 · Destroyed Incident 19840223022429INormal Cruise · Carlisle, PAEncountered heavy rains. Right engine lost power. Landed gear up on a highway. Spark plugs wet. Poor procedure.Feb 23, 1984 · Substantial damage