# Accident 19830514019469A: Beech TC45G, Abilene, TX, May 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1983, 10:40 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABCA
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63310, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63310-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45G (registry code 1151016, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45g) (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 TC45G
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,600 total, 3,560 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830514019469A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FEATHERED DUE TO POWER LOSS. FIRE IN ENGINE TRYING TO RESTART ON ROLLOUT. INADEQUATE FIRE RESCUE UNIT.

## 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 FTW83LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA234), May 14, 1983: Beech TC-45G (N63310), Abilene, TX, 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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