# Accident 19860102001709A: Beech E18S, Terrell, TX, January 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1986, 07:30 local time
- Place: Terrell, TX
- Airport: Terrell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7297° N, 96.2909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7297&lon=-96.2909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27Y-2012-08-23) (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: 13,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FPA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860102001709A

## Narrative

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

AN ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED, HIT TREE, FENCE, DITCH. ONE INCH OF FUEL IN MAIN TANKS, OVER MAX. GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 FTW86FPA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA13), Jan 2, 1986: Beech E18S (N27Y), Terrell, TX, 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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