# Incident 19821025069509I: Beech B23BEECH, Ft Pierce, FL, October 25, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1982, 05:25 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6998Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6998Q-1993-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 33 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821025069509I

## Narrative

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

RPM DROPPED AFTER STARTING. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FIRE ERUPTED IN ENGINE COWLING. PRESSURE FITTING ON CARBURETOR LEAKED.

## Other reports on N6998Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930309004639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930309004639A), Mar 9, 1993: Beech B23BEECH (N6998Q), Village Of Golf, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Landed in trees. Fuel selector between left and right tanks.

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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