# Accident 19961211039169A: Beech G18S, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, December 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1996, 12:24 local time
- Place: Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FIUA
- Aircraft: N353T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353T-1998-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16,345 total, 385 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961211039169A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN CARIBBEAN. LOOSE ENGINE COWL. FEATHERED A NO NO. WILL FLY ENGINE RUNNING. NOT RECOVERED. HISTORY OF SAME

## 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 MIA97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA036), Dec 11, 1996: Beech 18G (N353T), Roosevelt Roads, PR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision concerning separation of the left engine cowling. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to perform weight and balance calculations, and/or…

## Other reports on N353T (1)

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

- [Incident 19960213004589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213004589I), Feb 13, 1996: Beech G18S (N353T), Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Narrative: notified by so. R.o.c. on 2/13/96 at 2107Z that a Beech 18, belonging to tol air services, inc., did a ground loop taxiing off the runway at st.…

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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