# Accident 19871008060919A: Beech H18, Sandersville, GA, October 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Sandersville, GA
- Airport: Kaolin Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ETLA
- Location: 32.9804° N, 82.8101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9804&lon=-82.8101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711LC-1994-07-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,496 total, 165 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871008060919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMBOUT. SMOKE IN CABIN, RETURNED AND LANDED. FIRE CREW PUT OUT FIRE. ORGIN OF FIRE NOT KNOW.

## 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 ATL88LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA006), Oct 8, 1987: Beech H-18 (N711LC), Sandersville, GA, substantial damage

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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