# Incident 19911202058049I: Beech E18S, Martinsburg, WV, December 2, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CKSA
- Location: 39.4024° N, 77.9830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EASTERN WV RGNL/SHEPHERD FLD (MRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4024&lon=-77.9830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N408TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N408TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (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 E18S
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911202058049I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT VECTORED BY ATC TO MARTINSBURG. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND CONTAMINATED FUEL.

## Other reports on N408TH (1)

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

- [Incident 19850328019539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850328019539I), Mar 28, 1985: Beech STC18BEECH (N408TH), Ypsilanti, MI. Smoke in cabin after takeoff. Returned for landing. No evidence of fire found.

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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