# Incident 19860512022359I: Beech STC18BEECH, Rochester, NY, May 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1986, 20:05 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester-Monroe County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202GW-2016-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC18BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,263 total, 148 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512022359I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO FUMES IN COCKPIT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. DISCREPANCY NOT WRITTEN UP UNTIL END OF FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N202GW (2)

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

- [Accident 19801126071869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126071869A), Nov 26, 1980: Beech E18S (N202GW), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Fuel vent clogged by insects,caused pressurization of fuel cell. Damaged wing skin.
- [Accident 19771222039949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222039949A), Dec 22, 1977: Beech E18S (N202GW), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Ground service tug failed to yield right of way.

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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