# Incident 19880517036079I: Beech E18S, Lake Charles, LA, May 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Lake Charles Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EUSA
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67A-2013-02-13) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,660 total, 540 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517036079I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING RUNUP AND CAUGHT FIRE. PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPT. EXHAUST STACK HAD BROKEN. HEAT CAUSED ENGINE FIRE.

## Other reports on N67A (1)

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

- [Accident 19850425075299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850425075299A), Apr 25, 1985: Beech E18S (N67A), Waynesboro, VA, Substantial damage. After diverting for 2 more missed approaches fuel was exhausted on climbout. Landed on rough terrain.

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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