# Incident 19800826065649I: Beech 58P, Grand Rapids, MI, August 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1980, 12:15 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58PC-2011-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 725 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/19800826065649I

## Narrative

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

MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED 8 INCHES AFTER TAKEOFF. LOOSE NUT ON WASTEGATE TO VARIABLE ABSOLUTE PRESS. CONTROLLER.

## Other reports on N58PC (1)

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

- [Accident 19850118001039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850118001039A), Jan 18, 1985: Beech 58P (N58PC), Grand Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Snow plow turned in front of taxing aircraft. Wingtip struck blade of plow. ATC failed to advise either of traffic.

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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