# Incident 19801215087599I: Beech D18S, Shreveport, LA, December 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Regional
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABCA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8517Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517Z-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (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 D18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,010 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215087599I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED SPLIT FLAPS, ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE FROM CABIN FLOOR. FLAP MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED.

## Other reports on N8517Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19841213076089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841213076089A), Dec 13, 1984: Beech D18S (N8517Z), Norfold, VA, Destroyed. Left fuel valve left on after turning on crossfeed. Right engine drained line, it also quit. Left fuel system leak.
- [Accident 19820225001069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820225001069A), Feb 25, 1982: Beech D18S (N8517Z), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Glide slope not indicating properly. Aircraft struck wire short of runway and crashed during instrument approach.

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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