# Incident 19840404013419I: Beech E18S, Mount Carmel, PA, April 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1984, 01:00 local time
- Place: Mount Carmel, PA
- Airport: Allentown Bethleh
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7959° N, 76.4120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Carmel, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7959&lon=-76.4120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (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 E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840404013419I

## Narrative

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

FUEL ON COCKPIT FLOOR. FOUND A BROKEN BULKHEAD FITTING FOR THE LEFT FUEL PRESSURE INDICATING SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N59E (1)

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

- [Incident 19960409011299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960409011299I), Apr 9, 1996: Beech E18S (N59E), Breezewood, PA. Narrative: pilot experienced right side cockpit fire/smoke at FL 10.0, origin behind right instrument panel. Pilot turned off all electrics and made emergency…

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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