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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech G18S · Terre Haute, IN · February 4, 1986

Date
February 4, 1986 · 22:12 local
Place
Terre Haute, IN
Airport
Hulman Regional
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DSOA
Aircraft
N220H
Reported as
Beech G18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total200 in this make and model50 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.

During climb, pilot noted sparks from the left engine. Returned and found a cylinder exhaust gasket separated.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMB, PILOT NOTED SPARKS FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED AND FOUND A CYLINDER EXHAUST GASKET SEPARATED.

Other reports on N220H · 1

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