# Incident 19800619055529I: Beech E18S, Louisville, KY, June 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1980, 23:58 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70CB-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,000 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/19800619055529I

## Narrative

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

SPARKS AND FLAMES FROM ENGINE. PILOT DID NOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE. SAFE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE.

## Other reports on N70CB (2)

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

- [Accident 19940604013889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940604013889A), Jun 4, 1994: Beech E18S (N70CB), Laurens, SC, Substantial damage. Collided with ground after right engine lost power and unable to feather.
- [Incident 19801121084949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801121084949I), Nov 21, 1980: Beech E18S (N70CB), Detroit, MI. Aircraft returned due to smoking engine.

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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