# Incident 19820626036979I: Beech D18S, Belen, NM, June 26, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1982, 11:20 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Alexander
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6507° N, 106.7695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6507&lon=-106.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3962, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3962-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 20 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820626036979I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT FROM ENGINE OIL LEAK. UNABLE TO FEATHER PROP OR LOWER GEAR. OIL LINE TO PROP RUPTURED.

## 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 FTW82DA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA250), Jun 26, 1982: Beech D18S (N3962), Belen, NM, substantial damage

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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