# Accident 19850524023229A: Beech 6588, Omaha, NE, May 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8833B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8833B-2000-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-88 (registry code 1152809, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6588
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,964 total, 43 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850524023229A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT ENGINE FIRE DURING CLIMB. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND RETURNED. HOLE BURNED IN NR3 CYLINDER HEAD.

## 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 MKC85LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA113), May 25, 1985: Beech 65-88 (N8833B), Omaha, NE, 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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