# Accident 19980408006129A: Beech E18S, Del Rio, TX, April 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1998, 19:05 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Airport: Del Rio International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PCZA
- Location: 29.3742° N, 100.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEL RIO INTL (DRT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3742&lon=-100.9272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2083C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2083C-1998-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S-9700 (registry code 1151008, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 55 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980408006129A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON LIFTOFF. ROLLED INTO DEAD ENGINE. DRAGGED A WING. CARTWHEELED. CAUSE ENGINE OUT UNDETERMINED. (-23) KENNETH R. PHILLIPS, PILOT OF N2083C, A BEECH E-18S, LOADED WITH 825 LBS. OF UPS CARGO DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 FROM DEL RIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO SAN ANTONIO, TX (SAT). AFTER THE GEAR HANDLE WAS UP THE RH ENGINE LOST POWER, WAS FEATHERED AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE TAXI WAY INSIDE THE AIRPORT PERIMETER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 FTW98LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA178), Apr 9, 1998: Beech E18S (N2083C), Del Rio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power on the right engine for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.

## Other reports on N2083C (3)

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

- [Incident 19891212066199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891212066199I), Dec 12, 1989: Beech E18S9700 (N2083C), South Bend, IN. Veered left on touchdown. Unable to overcome with rudder brake and throttle. Hit runway sign.
- [Incident 19870617072289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870617072289I), Jun 17, 1987: Beech E18S9700 (N2083C), Wabash, IN, Minor damage. Landed with the gear retracted. Pilot failed to check the gear position before landing.
- [Incident 19851111069689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851111069689I), Nov 11, 1985: Beech E18S9700 (N2083C), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft settled to runway at rotation. Gear selector in up position. No malfunction. Cargo not properly restrained

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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