# NTSB CHI76AC058: Beech E18, N2510C, Kalamazoo, MI, April 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1976
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4080  76/4/30    KALAMAZOO,MI        BEECH E18           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2615
        TIME - 0213                    N2510C              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 558 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALAMAZOO,MI                DETROIT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMPS SET INCORRECTLY, VAPOR LOCK & FUEL STARVATION. HIT CROPS,FENCE & HOG STY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2510C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2510C-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N BA-307, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18
- Registry model: [Beech E18S-9700](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (registry code 1151008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kalamazoo Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760430038569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760430038569A), Apr 30, 1976: Beech E18S9700, Kalamazoo, MI, Substantial damage. Eng driven fuel pumps set incorrectly, vapor lock & fuel starvation. Hit crops,fence & hog sty.

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.

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