43.1548° N, 77.6156° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 4, 1982 · 20:22 local
Place
Rochester, NY
Airport
Monroe Co
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FLCA
Aircraft
N8217
Reported as
Beech H18
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total580 in this make and model300 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.
Pilot shut down left engine when oil pressure dropped, smoke issued from cowl. Landed okay. #1 cylinder failed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE WHEN OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, SMOKE ISSUED FROM COWL. LANDED OKAY. #1 CYLINDER FAILED.