# Accident 19731205041919A: Beech C45H, Plymouth, MI, December 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1973
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Airport: Mettetal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.3712° N, 83.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3712&lon=-83.4676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9909Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9909Z-1974-02-27) (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: 4,842 total, 3,296 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731205041919A

## Narrative

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

VECTORS TO ALT ARPT DUE LO FUEL.BOTH ENG FAILED BEFORE FIELD IN SIGHT.

## 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 CHI74AC046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC046), Dec 5, 1973: Beech C-45H (N9909Z), Plymouth, MI, destroyed

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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