# Accident 19730125000449A: Beech C45H, Louisville, KY, January 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1973
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9863Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9863Z-1982-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 305 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73AC065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730125000449A

## Narrative

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

T FITTING MADE OF ALUMINUM,SHOULD HAVE BEEN STEEL.PLT DID NOT TURN OFF BOOST PUMP OR MASTER SWITCH

## 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 CHI73AC065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC065), Jan 25, 1973: Beech C-45H (N9863Z), Louisville, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9863Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19781121038289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121038289A), Nov 21, 1978: Beech TC45G (N9863Z), Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. Forced landing in hay field.

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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