# Accident 19870218002889A: Beech STC18BEECH, Quincy, IL, February 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1987, 15:32 local time
- Place: Quincy, IL
- Airport: Quincy Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTYA
- Location: 39.9308° N, 91.3810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9308&lon=-91.3810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149R-1988-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC18BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,743 total, 287 in this make and model, 187 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870218002889A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED PROBLEM ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED,CRASHED AND BURNED TRYING TO RETURN. LEFT ENGINE WAS FEATHERED. GOT BELOW VMC

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA085), Feb 18, 1987: Beech E18S (N149R), Quincy, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N149R (1)

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

- [Incident 19780111002579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780111002579I), Jan 11, 1978: Beech E18S (N149R), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Tail gear collapsed on touchdown. Shear bolt in tail wheel assembly failed.

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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