# Incident 19860204028939I: Beech G18S, Terre Haute, IN, February 4, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1986, 22:12 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Hulman Regional
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DSOA
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220H-1995-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860204028939I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19891223052879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891223052879A), Dec 23, 1989: Beech G18S (N220H), Brevig, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on approach, feathered but unable to make runway, crashed on tundra. Cause power loss unknown.

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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