# Accident 19850425075299A: Beech E18S, Waynesboro, VA, April 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1985, 06:43 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, VA
- Airport: Waynesboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.0894° N, 78.9590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0894&lon=-78.9590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67A-2013-02-13) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 362 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850425075299A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DIVERTING FOR 2 MORE MISSED APPROACHES FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED ON CLIMBOUT.  LANDED ON ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 BFO85LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA040), Apr 25, 1985: Beech E18S (N67A), Fishersville, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67A (1)

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

- [Incident 19880517036079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517036079I), May 17, 1988: Beech E18S (N67A), Lake Charles, LA, Minor damage. Engine quit during runup and caught fire. Put out by fire dept. Exhaust stack had broken. Heat caused engine fire.

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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