# Accident 19910820035159A: Beech E18S, Wilmington, OH, August 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1991, 06:40 local time
- Place: Wilmington, OH
- Airport: Airborne Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NAQA
- Location: 39.3207° N, 83.8097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3207&lon=-83.8097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63B-1991-10-16) (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*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,320 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910820035159A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT.FEATHERED.LOST ALTITUDE.CRASHED IN CORN FIELD. NEAR GROSS. WHY POWER LOST UNKNOWN.

## 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 NYC91LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA215), Aug 20, 1991: Beech E18S (N63B), Martinsville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF ONE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEAVY GROSS WEIGHT RESULTED IN INADEQUATE SINGLE ENGINE PERFORMANCE, WHICH LEAD TO A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N63B (1)

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

- [Incident 19810902064869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902064869I), Sep 2, 1981: Beech E18S (N63B), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Pilot moving off gate struck tug parked in front of right engine.

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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