# Incident 19801121084949I: Beech E18S, Detroit, MI, November 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 600 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/19801121084949I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO SMOKING ENGINE.

## 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 19800619055529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800619055529I), Jun 19, 1980: Beech E18S (N70CB), Louisville, KY. Sparks and flames from engine. Pilot did not shut down engine. Safe precautionary landing made.

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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