# Incident 19801008073239I: Beech E18S, Avoca, PA, October 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1980, 18:45 local time
- Place: Avoca, PA
- Airport: Wilkes Barre
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAHA
- Location: 41.3382° N, 75.7422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avoca, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3382&lon=-75.7422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1019B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1019B-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 800 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/19801008073239I

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING WHEN AN ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. MAGNETO HAD MALFUNCTIONED.

## Other reports on N1019B (3)

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

- [Incident 20030424020129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030424020129I), Apr 24, 2003: Beech E18S (N1019B), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. (-23) Yesterday, approximately at 1800 pm, after take off in N1019B, I decided to return to the airport, after noticed that personal documents was left behind.…
- [Incident 19990713018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990713018639I), Jul 13, 1999: Beech E18S (N1019B), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. (-5)While waiting for taxi clearance on ramp, pilot heard the landing gear horn and motor activate. Aircraft started to raise and dropped on its belly.…
- [Incident 19791206045979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206045979I), Dec 6, 1979: Beech E18S (N1019B), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. During landing roll, pilot lost directional control, aircraft ran off left side of runway. Tail wheel broken off.

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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