# Incident 19850212012139I: Beech E18S, Detroit, MI, February 12, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1985, 03:33 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8711, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8711-2015-05-04) (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: 2,000 total, 262 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850212012139I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION, MANUALLY EXTENDED. THROTTLE FROZE, FIRE IN RIGHT ENGINE. NO FIRE EVIDENCE AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N8711 (2)

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

- [Incident 19950506010819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950506010819I), May 6, 1995: Beech STC18BEECH (N8711), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Minor damage. Unable retract gear. Returned. Nose gear collapsed landing. Defective rotational torque plate. New parts unavailabl
- [Accident 19840407009121A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840407009121A), Apr 7, 1984: Beech E18S (N8711), Buellton, CA, Substantial damage. Struck another E18S N753CW while climbing on a converging course. Landed safely at nearby san ynez airport.

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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