# Accident 19730804031419A: Beech SNB5, Detroit, MI, August 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1973
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9231-1992-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH SNB5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730804031419A

## Narrative

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

UPPER BOLT ON R GR WALKING BEAM DRAG LEG ASSY FAILED.

## 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 CHI74FEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC05), Aug 4, 1973: Beech TC-45J (N9231), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9231 (7)

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

- [Accident 19871008059099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871008059099A), Oct 8, 1987: Beech STCC45 (N9231), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Took off with tail brace attached. Stalled trying to return. Was overgross and CG was forward. Low time in type.
- [Incident 19840330024069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840330024069I), Mar 30, 1984: Beech TC45J (N9231), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Delayed gear extension due to loss of one engine. Landed with gear not fully extended. Heavy icing conditions.
- [Accident 19800711036189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711036189A), Jul 11, 1980: Beech TC45J (N9231), Rochester, NY, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on turn off runway after landing. Found top brace assembly had failed.
- [Incident 19800107012059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800107012059I), Jan 7, 1980: Beech TC45J (N9231), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Subsequent check indicated normal gear operation.
- [Accident 19790221005829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221005829A), Feb 21, 1979: Beech TC45J (N9231), Plain City, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot could not get gear up, lost radio and flight instruments. Made precautionary ldg electrical system check ok.
- [Incident 19790216006069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216006069I), Feb 16, 1979: Beech TC45J (N9231), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. Left main could not be extended. Attach bolts AN4 15 sheared. Bolt failure due to ice in slide tube.
- [Incident 19781006031369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006031369I), Oct 6, 1978: Beech B18S (N9231), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. Landing gear drag brace bolt failed, allowed left main to collapse.

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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