# NTSB CHI80FEM46: Beech A35, N2744V, Lincoln, MI, September 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1980
- Place: Lincoln, MI · LINCOLN, MI
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2101  80/9/13    LINCOLN,MI          BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1395
        TIME - 1900                    N2744V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 380 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING M RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SEL FULL TNK FOR LDG,ENG STOPPED.PUMPED WOBBLE PUMP 2-3TIMES,15-30SECS REQD FOR RESTART.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2744V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2744V-2012-10-18), registration cancelled 2012-10-18, S/N D-129, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Flying M Ranch

## 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 19800913041199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913041199A), Sep 13, 1980: Beech 35BEECH, Lincoln, MI, Substantial damage. Ran aux tank dry, switched to mains then back to empty aux. Failed to use wobble pump. Crashed short of airport.

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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