# Incident 19801103078869I: Beech D18S, Fremont, MI, November 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fremont, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.4625° N, 85.9548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4625&lon=-85.9548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200NA-1996-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 3,500 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/19801103078869I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE DROP AND SEVERE VIBRATION BEFORE ENGINE SEIZED IN FLIGHT. ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILED.

## Other reports on N200NA (1)

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

- [Incident 19820824056169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820824056169I), Aug 24, 1982: Beech D18S (N200NA), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure. Feathered engine and landed. Foreign object had damaged supercharger impeller, lost engine oil.

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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