# Accident 19811004065009A: Beech D18S, Fraser, MI, October 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1981, 14:01 local time
- Place: Fraser, MI
- Airport: Mckinley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5377° N, 82.9467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fraser, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5377&lon=-82.9467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6675, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6675) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3NM (registry code 1151044, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004065009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT. PILOT MADE FINAL TURN TO RUNWAY TOO LOW. WING HIT, AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED. OIL LEAK ON EXHAUST

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA001), Oct 4, 1981: Beech D-18S (N6675), Fraser, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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