# Incident 19810716057359I: Beech E18S, Denver, CO, July 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABQA
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25SM-1991-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716057359I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN CLIMB, SHUTDOWN. LANDED OK. TURBINE FAILED.

## Other reports on N25SM (3)

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

- [Incident 19871111068039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871111068039I), Nov 11, 1987: Beech STC18BEECH (N25SM), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Lost right engine on takeoff and smoke in cabin. Returned. Oil cooler relief valve fell out. Oil caught fire.
- [Incident 19810807053839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807053839I), Aug 7, 1981: Beech E18S (N25SM), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Pilot started to taxi and aircraft prop hit metal pallets damaging prop.
- [Incident 19790913048859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913048859I), Sep 13, 1979: Beech E18S (N25SM), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed hard on right gear due to wake turbulence. Retracted damaged gear to avoid ground loop, bellied in.

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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