# Incident 19830810049979I: Beech D18S, Lubbock, TX, August 10, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Int'L
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABCA
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N354T-2014-12-02) (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 R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810049979I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE STARTED SHAKING. SHUT IT DOWN. RETURNED. EXHAUST VALVE AND GUIDE HAD DISINTEGRATED. CYLINDER CRACKED.

## Other reports on N354T (4)

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

- [Accident 19960629015679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629015679A), Jun 29, 1996: Beech D18S (N354T), Rock Sound, Bahamas, Substantial damage. Crashed on landing.
- [Incident 19910222009479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910222009479I), Feb 22, 1991: Beech D18S (N354T), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19840410020269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840410020269I), Apr 10, 1984: Beech D18S (N354T), Ft Worth, TX. Rough engine. Feathered propeller. Found spark plug missing. Spark plug found lying loose on top of ignition loom.
- [Incident 19840121009649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840121009649I), Jan 21, 1984: Beech D18S (N354T), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Tail wheel shear pin and tail wheel collapsed on rollout. Cause undetermined.

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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