# Accident 19730817033169A: Beech C45H, Los Angeles, CA, August 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1973
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N281H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281H-2009-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,750 total, 233 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817033169A

## Narrative

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

RT BRAKE FROZE DUE TO WORN BRAKE PUCK,OVERSTRESSED WEAKENED RT DRAG LINK FAILING MN LDNG GR.

## 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 LAX74AL016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL016), Aug 17, 1973: Beech C-45H (N281H), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N281H (1)

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

- [Accident 19770325009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770325009189A), Mar 25, 1977: Beech C45H (N281H), San Benito, TX, Substantial damage. Plt shut rt eng down due to oil exhaustion. Oil found in tank after accident.

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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