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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Pontiac, MI · August 15, 1980

Date
August 15, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Oakland-Pontiac
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1947L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEC30
Reported as
Beech C23
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,667 total500 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot attempted emergency landing after engine quit. Water was found in fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. WATER WAS FOUND IN FUEL TANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.