# Incident 19840319021459I: Beech E18S, Traverse City, MI, March 19, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1984, 07:33 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7416° N, 85.5819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY CAPITAL (TVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7416&lon=-85.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A200 (registry code 1152921, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 (registry code 52265, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840319021459I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO LAND. GROUND LOOPED ON ROLLOUT WHEN AN ENGINE SPUTTERED.

## Other reports on N46L (1)

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

- [Accident 19851124057889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851124057889A), Nov 24, 1985: Beech E18S (N46L), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Cracked carburetor float sunk, allowing uncontrolled fuel flow. Backfire ignited fuel during engine start attempt.

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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