# Incident 19871111068039I: Beech STC18BEECH, Reno, NV, November 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Cannon International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UNIA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25SM-1991-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC18BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,964 total, 403 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88IA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871111068039I

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF AND SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED. OIL COOLER RELIEF VALVE FELL OUT. OIL CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 SEA88IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88IA017), Nov 12, 1987: Beech E18S (N25SM), Reno, NV, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N25SM (3)

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

- [Incident 19810807053839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807053839I), Aug 7, 1981: Beech E18S (N25SM), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Pilot started to taxi and aircraft prop hit metal pallets damaging prop.
- [Incident 19810716057359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716057359I), Jul 16, 1981: Beech E18S (N25SM), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Engine failed in climb, shutdown. Landed ok. Turbine failed.
- [Incident 19790913048859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913048859I), Sep 13, 1979: Beech E18S (N25SM), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed hard on right gear due to wake turbulence. Retracted damaged gear to avoid ground loop, bellied in.

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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