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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech H-18 · Syracuse, NY · May 21, 1986

Date: May 21, 1986 · 20:41 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EASA
Aircraft: N20PA
Reported as: Beech H18
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,303 total3,095 in this make and model212 in the last 90 days

N20PARegistration cancelled Jan 28, 1991 · Beech H-18S/N BA694 Airframe modelBeech H-18

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.

Heard noise with power fluctuation and leaking oil in left engine. Shutdown engine. Cylinder hold down nuts loose.

As the FAA filed it

HEARD NOISE WITH POWER FLUCTUATION AND LEAKING OIL IN LEFT ENGINE. SHUTDOWN ENGINE. CYLINDER HOLD DOWN NUTS LOOSE.

Other reports on N20PA · 2

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

Accident 19880601019599AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Utica, NYLost power on left engine. Gear collapsed on forced landing. Other engine had failed connecting rod.Jun 1, 1988 · Substantial damage Incident 19880219014439ILevel Off Touchdown · Syracuse, NYUnable to extend gear. Landed gear up. Gear up linkage and roller over center jammed in up position.Feb 19, 1988 · Minor damage