# Incident 19810205013769I: Beech E18S, St Louis, MO, February 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SEMA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149AA-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 70 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/19810205013769I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF ENGINE HAD SEVERE OIL LEAK. RETURNED AND FOUND HOLE IN PISTON THAT CAUSED CRANKCASE PRESSURE.

## Other reports on N149AA (3)

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

- [Accident 19861107054119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861107054119A), Nov 7, 1986: Beech E18S (N149AA), Texarkana, AR, Destroyed. Tried circle visually to land after missed approach. Near zero IMC. Entered accelerated stall. Rolled and crashed.
- [Incident 19800221027049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221027049I), Feb 21, 1980: Beech E18S (N149AA), Jonesboro, AR, Minor damage. Landing gear tail wheel did not extend. Bolt that attaches tail wheel to extension cable had sheared.
- [Accident 19740430011369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740430011369A), Apr 30, 1974: Beech E18S (N149AA), Laredo, TX, Substantial damage

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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