# Accident 19850506022799A: Beech STC18BEECH, West Palm Beach, FL, May 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1985, 18:14 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SAVA
- Location: 26.6606° N, 80.0895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6606&lon=-80.0895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57AE-2014-10-28) (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 STC18BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,647 total, 2,130 in this make and model, 227 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850506022799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LIFTOFF DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. ABORTED TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT TRAINING INADEQUATE.

## 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 MIA85FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA166), May 6, 1985: Beech E18S (N57AE), West Palm Bch, FL, 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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