# Accident 19730710018259A: Beech TC45G, Vandalia, OH, July 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1973
- Place: Vandalia, OH
- Airport: Cox-Dayton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.8790° N, 84.1922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8790&lon=-84.1922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1809, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1809-1973-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,510 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730710018259A

## Narrative

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

FERRY PERMIT-GR DWN,RELAY REMOVED.EMERG GR RTRCTN.EXTNDD GR,PSN UNK,HORN INOP.NO STARTER LEFT ENG.

## 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 CHI74FEG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEG01), Jul 10, 1973: Beech E18S (N1809), Vandalia, OH, substantial damage

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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