# Accident 19851017052569A: Beech H18, Osage Beach, MO, October 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Osage Beach, MO
- Airport: Linn Creek Grand Glaize
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1295° N, 92.6494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1295&lon=-92.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N936S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N936S-1991-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,675 total, 310 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851017052569A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH. GEAR AND ONE ENGINE KNOCKED OFF.

## 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 MKC86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA013), Oct 17, 1985: Beech H-18 (N936S), Osage Beach, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N936S (1)

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

- [Incident 19780425011799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780425011799I), Apr 25, 1978: Beech 200BEECH (N936S), Buffalo, NY. Flame out at FL180 left engine. Found main oil pump shaft had sheared after uneventful landing.

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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