# Accident 19800913041199A: Beech 35BEECH, Lincoln, MI, September 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln, MI
- Airport: Flying M Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6844° N, 83.4126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6844&lon=-83.4126&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2744V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2744V-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,395 total, 380 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913041199A

## Narrative

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

RAN AUX TANK DRY, SWITCHED TO MAINS THEN BACK TO EMPTY AUX. FAILED TO USE WOBBLE PUMP. CRASHED SHORT OF AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI80FEM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM46), Sep 13, 1980: Beech A35 (N2744V), Lincoln, MI, destroyed

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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