# Accident 19740209007169A: Beech C45H, South Haven, MI, February 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1974
- Place: South Haven, MI
- Airport: South Haven Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.4013° N, 86.2684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4013&lon=-86.2684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9929Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9929Z-1977-07-25) (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: 4,680 total, 130 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740209007169A

## Narrative

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

WIND LIGHT & VARIABLE.

## 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 CHI74AC068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC068), Feb 9, 1974: Beech C-45H (N9929Z), South Haven, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9929Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19770318006749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770318006749A), Mar 18, 1977: Beech C45H (N9929Z), Milwaukee, WI, Destroyed. Alt found at setting that would cause acft to be 180FT lower than indicated. Hit fences aft impact.

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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