# Incident 19781127025809I: Beech B18S, Flint, MI, November 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1978, 18:12 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9655° N, 83.7447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISHOP INTL (FNT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9655&lon=-83.7447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617M-1980-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781127025809I

## Narrative

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

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 19790410006669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790410006669A), Apr 10, 1979: Beech 18S (N617M), North Jackson, OH, Destroyed. Pilot attempted go around after bounce landing. Drifted off centerline and crashed due to lack of flying speed.

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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