# Incident 19891227063569I: Beech C45H, South Bend, IN, December 27, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1989, 18:14 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8393H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8393H-2007-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (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 C45H
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,985 total, 207 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891227063569I

## Narrative

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

FIRE FROM RIGHT ENGINE WHILE TAXIING. STOPPED ENGINE. FOUND ZERO COMPRESSION ON NR2 CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N8393H (2)

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

- [Accident 20011002026189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011002026189A), Oct 2, 2001: Beech C45H (N8393H), Hudson, NH, No damage. (-23) While on a biannual flight review, at approximately 2000 ft. on climb out, the left engine started to shake and shortly after quit. The flight instructor…
- [Incident 19880610052149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880610052149I), Jun 10, 1988: Beech C45H (N8393H), Detroit, MI. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway and then became airborne.

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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