# Incident 19860820061159I: Beech 65, Lawton, MI, August 20, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1986, 19:15 local time
- Place: Lawton, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1673° N, 85.8465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1673&lon=-85.8465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3870C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3870C-1997-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480A1E6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860820061159I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO BOTH ENGINES QUITTING. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE CABLE BECAME ENTANGLED IN A WHEEL WELL.

## Other reports on N3870C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960630015529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960630015529A), Jun 30, 1996: Beech 65 (N3870C), Campsville, KY, Destroyed. On takeoff went through a fence and corn field, then burst into flames.
- [Incident 19870607036699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607036699I), Jun 7, 1987: Beech 65 (N3870C), Decatur, MI. Shut down left engine due to fuel flow problem after takeoff. Right engine quit shortly after.

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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