# Incident 19861010063179I: Beech E18S, Charleston, WV, October 10, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1986, 19:50 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32M-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861010063179I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS AT CRUISE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND SAFE DIVERSION MADE. CYLINDER STUDS HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N32M (2)

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

- [Incident 19960213006269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213006269I), Feb 13, 1996: Beech E18S (N32M), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on 2/13/96 at 1310 local time a Beech E-18S, N32M owned by piedmont air cargo experienced a tailwheel retraction on landing. VFR conditions…
- [Incident 19860117010219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860117010219I), Jan 17, 1986: Beech E18S (N32M), Muskegon, MI, Minor damage. Selected gear down but did not check position. Landed gear up. Possible pilot forgot to lower the gear.

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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