# Accident 19850420015759A: Beech E18S, Janesville, WI, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 21:20 local time
- Place: Janesville, WI
- Airport: Rock County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BAKA
- Location: 42.6807° N, 89.0106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6807&lon=-89.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68V-1991-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,834 total, 86 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420015759A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI85FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA170), Apr 21, 1985: Beech E18S (N68V), Janesville, WI, substantial damage

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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