# Incident 19810319019999I: Beech C45H, Jamaica, NY, March 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1981, 10:15 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Airport: Jfk
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ASTA
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N492DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N492DM-1995-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319019999I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LEFT ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO NUMBER 9 CYLINDER CRACKED.

## Other reports on N492DM (4)

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

- [Accident 19930406007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930406007969A), Apr 6, 1993: Beech C45H (N492DM), Shreveport, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Prop angle and damage would indicate lost right engine. Hit powerlilne near road. Below standard engine condition.
- [Incident 19930113001929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930113001929I), Jan 13, 1993: Beech C45H (N492DM), Bainbridge, GA. Switched tanks on final. Got a low pressure light. Both engines quit. Landed in cotton field.
- [Accident 19871209081651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871209081651A), Dec 9, 1987: Beech C45H (N492DM), Natchez, MS, Substantial damage. Left wing was struck from behind by N24JE. Pilots were friends flying near each other. Both landed safely.
- [Incident 19840717052149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717052149I), Jul 17, 1984: Beech C45H (N492DM), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Unable to obtain safe gear down indication. Nose gear and right main collapsed on landing. Cause obscured by 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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