# Incident 19861001056419I: Beech G18S, Des Moines, IA, October 1, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1986, 05:45 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DSOA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6750P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6750P-1991-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861001056419I

## Narrative

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

SHUT DOWN ENGINE AFTER VIBRATION AND SMOKE. FOUND FAILED EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N6750P (3)

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

- [Incident 19870129004789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870129004789I), Jan 29, 1987: Beech G18S (N6750P), Danville, IL, Minor damage. Unable to retract gear after takeoff, flew gear down. On touchdown gear retracted. Gear handle in up position.
- [Incident 19861029064599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861029064599I), Oct 29, 1986: Beech G18S (N6750P), Columbus, OH. Right engine began running roughly. Pilot secured engine and returned to field. Cylinder head separated from barrel
- [Incident 19801204087239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204087239I), Dec 4, 1980: Beech G18S (N6750P), Portland, OR. Ran off side of runway after landing on wet surface.

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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