# Accident 19730120009249A: Beech TC45G, Opa Locka, FL, January 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1973
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3721, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3721-1973-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,432 total, 878 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FKT50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730120009249A

## Narrative

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

ACFT APRX 441LB OVR ALLOWABLE TKOF WEIGHT.

## 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 MIA73FKT50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT50), Jan 20, 1973: Beech C45H (N3721), Opa Locka, FL, destroyed

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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