# Accident 19760430038569A: Beech E18S9700, Kalamazoo, MI, April 30, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1976
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2510C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2510C-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S-9700 (registry code 1151008, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (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 E18S9700
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,615 total, 558 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76AC058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760430038569A

## Narrative

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

ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMPS SET INCORRECTLY, VAPOR LOCK & FUEL STARVATION. HIT CROPS,FENCE & HOG STY.

## 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 CHI76AC058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC058), Apr 30, 1976: Beech E18 (N2510C), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage

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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