33.5779° N, 101.8552° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 25, 1981 · 05:30 local
Place
Lubbock, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CKRA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8087
Reported as
Beech G18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total175 in this make and model400 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After takeoff engine quit . Pilot feathered the propeller and returned. Broken connecting rods. Seized cylinder.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF ENGINE QUIT . PILOT FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND RETURNED. BROKEN CONNECTING RODS. SEIZED CYLINDER.