# Incident 19840717037579I: Beech H18, Lubbock, TX, July 17, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1984, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N1461G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1461G-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (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 H18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 450 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717037579I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM LEFT ENGINE. 4 HOLD DOWN STUDS HAD FAILED ON NUMBER 2 CYLINDER ALLOWING CYLINDER TO COCK.

## Other reports on N1461G (2)

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

- [Accident 19851105061379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851105061379A), Nov 5, 1985: Beech H18 (N1461G), Oklahoma City, OK, Destroyed. Right engine turboshaft bearing seized on takeoff. Aircraft rolled striking powerlines. Burned on ground impact.
- [Accident 19830211070809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830211070809A), Feb 11, 1983: Beech H18 (N1461G), Talladega, AL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind takeoff. Ground looped. Stopped in a ditch with the landing gear separated.

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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