# Accident 19890719023049A: Beech E18S, Baltimore, MD, July 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1989, 07:17 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AGYA
- Location: 39.1596° N, 76.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1596&lon=-76.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 11,715 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890719023049A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT REPORT FIRE IN COCKPIT. CIRCLED LAND FIRE SMOKE IN COCKPIT. STRUCK RESIDENCE. HAD CB WIRED INTO SYSTEM.

## 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 BFO89FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA059), Jul 19, 1989: Beech E18S (N138JR), Glen Burnie, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A FIRE THAT ERUPTED IN THE COCKPIT OF THE AIRCRAFT (UNDER A SIDE PANEL). RELATED FACTORS WERE: SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT WHICH REDUCED THE PILOT'S VISUAL PERCEPTION AND ABILITY TO SEE.

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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