# Incident 19870331018209I: Beech 58, Shreveport, LA, March 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1987, 04:15 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Shreveport Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GOYA
- Location: 32.5408° N, 93.7438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN (DTN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5408&lon=-93.7438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1888W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1888W-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,525 total, 260 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331018209I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATED, LOST POWER. DIVERTED SAFELY WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CONNECTING ROD NUT CAME LOOSE.

## Other reports on N1888W (4)

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

- [Incident 20050216003749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050216003749I), Feb 16, 2005: Beech 58 (N1888W), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. (-23) On February 16, 2005, aircraft N1888W crashed on runway 36R at Memphis iap, TN. When the nose landing gear collapsed on touchdown. The pilot stated that…
- [Incident 19940301043559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940301043559I), Mar 1, 1994: Beech 58 (N1888W), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll.
- [Incident 19910412018299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910412018299I), Apr 12, 1991: Beech 58 (N1888W), Corpus Christi, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found rod-end bearing on the nose gear retract rod assembly was broken.
- [Incident 19900109005889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900109005889I), Jan 9, 1990: Beech 58 (N1888W), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. When main landing gear encountered a slight depression on ramp surface propeller struck the asphalt 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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