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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B18S · Flint, MI · November 27, 1978

Date: November 27, 1978 · 18:12 local
Place: Flint, MI
Airport: Bishop
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N617M
Reported as: Beech B18S
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N617MRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 1980 · Beech E18SS/N BA-322 Airframe modelBeech E18S

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Both engines failed due to excessive dillution. Should have been momentary on switch, not continuous.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE DILLUTION. SHOULD HAVE BEEN MOMENTARY ON SWITCH, NOT CONTINUOUS.

Other reports on N617M · 1

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

Accident 19790410006669AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · North Jackson, OHPilot attempted go around after bounce landing. Drifted off centerline and crashed due to lack of flying speed.Apr 10, 1979 · Destroyed