# Incident 19860521030549I: Beech H18, Syracuse, NY, May 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1986, 20:41 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EASA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20PA-1991-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,303 total, 3,095 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860521030549I

## Narrative

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

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 19880601019599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601019599A), Jun 1, 1988: Beech H18 (N20PA), Utica, NY, Substantial damage. Lost power on left engine. Gear collapsed on forced landing. Other engine had failed connecting rod.
- [Incident 19880219014439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880219014439I), Feb 19, 1988: Beech H18 (N20PA), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear. Landed gear up. Gear up linkage and roller over center jammed in up position.

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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