# Accident 19900809031759A: Beech E18S, Greenwood, SC, August 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1990, 23:45 local time
- Place: Greenwood, SC
- Airport: Greenwood County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.1908° N, 82.1498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1908&lon=-82.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N563W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N563W-1991-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 299 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809031759A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. LOST CONTROL. HIT TREES. VALVE FAILURE BROKE CYLINDER. 600 LBS OVER GROSS.FEATHERED.

## 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 ATL90FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA157), Aug 10, 1990: Beech E18S (N563W), Greenwood, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY SHUTTING DOWN THE WRONG ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER THREE INTAKE VALVE IN THE…

## Other reports on N563W (1)

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

- [Incident 19881217068349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217068349I), Dec 17, 1988: Beech E18S (N563W), Buffalo, NY. Unsafe gear indication. Landed without incident. Cause for repairs not given.

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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