# Incident 19940111004259I: Beech E18S, Chicago/Aurora, IL, January 11, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1994, 05:30 local time
- Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHRA
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102SA) (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: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940111004259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DEPART MSP FOR RETURN FLIGHT TO ARR AFTER FAR 135 CARGO FLIGHT. CROSSING OVER RFD., VOR AT APPROX. 0500 HR. THE LEFT HAND ENGINE PROPELLER FEATHERED WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE PILOT, THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT ARR WITH OUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT PROPELLER FEATHER PUMP RELAY FAILED. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N102SA (2)

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

- [Incident 20040609014139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040609014139I), Jun 9, 2004: Beech E18S (N102SA), New York, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On or after landing right main landing gear link assembly ("scissor") failed allowing wheel assembly to rotate. As aircraft slowed it left runway near…
- [Incident 19920528019719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920528019719I), May 28, 1992: Beech E18S (N102SA), Greenwood, MS, Minor damage. Pilot heard explosion. Fiberglass insulation flying around in cockpit. Cowling mount had broken off. Hit propeller.

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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