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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A45 · Lansing, MI · November 13, 1981

Date
November 13, 1981 · 15:59 local
Place
Lansing, MI
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FEM02
Reported as
Beech A45
Reported engine
Continental O47013A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,307 total185 in this make and model0 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.

Engine quit shortly after takeoff. Crash occurred during emergency landing. Gauge was faulty. Low tank selected.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. GAUGE WAS FAULTY. LOW TANK SELECTED.

NTSB investigation

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