# Accident 19811113082989A: Beech A45, Lansing, MI, November 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1981, 15:59 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Reported engine: CONT O47013A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,307 total, 185 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113082989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI82FEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEM02), Nov 13, 1981: Beech T-34 (N20M), Lansing, MI, substantial damage

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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