# Incident 19881013062749I: Beech E18S, Indianapolis, IN, October 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Terry Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JRAA
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,829 total, 20 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881013062749I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO FLUCTUATING RPM AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE. LANDED SAFELY. INTERNAL MALFUNCTION OF CARBURETOR.

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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