# Accident 19730920042829A: Beech C45H, Phan Rang, September 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1973
- Place: Phan Rang
- Airport: Phan Rang
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Aircraft: N9157Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,690 total, 3,690 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DJY03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DJY03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730920042829A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERMENT OF SOUTH VIETNAM.

## 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 OAK74DJY03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DJY03), Sep 20, 1973: Beech C-45H (N9157Z), Phan Rang, VM, 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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