# Incident 19851214070069I: Beech E18S, Pontiac, MI, December 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1985, 15:25 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900WP-1989-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,722 total, 2,337 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851214070069I

## Narrative

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

CABIN HEATER BECAME INOPERATIVE WHEN WIRING SUPPLIED IGNITION TO FUEL VAPORS CAUSING UNNOTICED IN FLIGHT FIRE.

## Other reports on N900WP (1)

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

- [Accident 19880310004929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880310004929A), Mar 10, 1988: Beech E18S (N900WP), Detroit, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. 500 Lbs over gross and aft CG limits. Lost control and crashed into homes. Also cargo may have shifted aft.

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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