# NTSB Accident ATL90FA157
> **BEECH E18S** · 1990-08-10 · GREENWOOD, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL90FA157
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23885
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-10
- **Location:** GREENWOOD, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.190814, -82.149795
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** E18S
- **Registration:** N563W
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY SHUTTING DOWN THE WRONG ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER THREE INTAKE VALVE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO FATIGUE, AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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