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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Grand Rapids, MI · July 31, 1985

Date
July 31, 1985 · 18:30 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Kent Co
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N1557W
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total1,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine shutdown due to roughness en route. Left mag condenser defective. Spark plugs fouled and worn.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO ROUGHNESS EN ROUTE. LEFT MAG CONDENSER DEFECTIVE. SPARK PLUGS FOULED AND WORN.

Other reports on N1557W · 2

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