# Incident 19811210086709I: Beech 50, Galveston, TX, December 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1981, 17:13 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Galveston
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N167CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N167CH-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-50 (registry code 1152510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 50
- Reported engine: LYC GO480F4A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210086709I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM RIGHT ENGINE ON LANDING APPROACH. TURNED OFF BOOST PUMP. FIRE IN ENGINE OUT ON LANDING. LOOSE FUEL B NUT

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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