# Incident 19860423023889I: Beech E18S, St Louis, MO, April 23, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BUKA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3606B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3606B-1991-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 550 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423023889I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT FORWARD CARGO DOOR BLEW OFF. CAUSE NOT REPORTED.

## Other reports on N3606B (3)

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

- [Incident 19850709044069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850709044069I), Jul 9, 1985: Beech E18S (N3606B), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft struck barricade on ramp area during taxi. Damage to propeller.
- [Incident 19820720053729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720053729I), Jul 20, 1982: Beech E18S (N3606B), Fenton, MO, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on the rollout. Fire erupted in engines. Promptly extinquished. Defective squat switch.
- [Incident 19801104078939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104078939I), Nov 4, 1980: Beech B18S (N3606B), Freeland, MI, Minor damage. Landing gear could not be extended fully for 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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