# Accident 19850815041609A: Beech E18S, Billings, MT, August 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1985, 23:20 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.6503° N, 108.3799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6503&lon=-108.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44N-2012-11-09) (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 R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,525 total, 8,352 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815041609A

## Narrative

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

WELDED CLUSTER TUBE OF MOTOR SUPPORT BROKE ON FLIGHT NEAR THUNDERSTORM. ENGINE CANTED DOWNWARDS. EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 DEN85LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA221), Aug 16, 1985: Beech E18S (N44N), Billings, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44N (1)

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

- [Incident 19830105002339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830105002339I), Jan 5, 1983: Beech E18S (N44N), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Veered off runway and ran through a snowbank. Snow piled on edge of runway obscured lights and alignment.

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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