19850420015759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E18S · Janesville, WI · April 20, 1985

Date
April 20, 1985 · 21:20 local
Place
Janesville, WI
Airport
Rock County
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BAKA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85FA170
Reported as
Beech E18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,834 total86 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fire started in left engine nacelle after the pre takeoff check. There was too much fire damage to determine cause.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE STARTED IN LEFT ENGINE NACELLE AFTER THE PRE TAKEOFF CHECK. THERE WAS TOO MUCH FIRE DAMAGE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.