# Accident 19750115002999A: Beech C45H, Detroit, MI, January 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1975
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro
- 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: N45437, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45437-2012-12-07) (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: 3,250 total, 1,605 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75AC052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750115002999A

## Narrative

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

MAIL FLIGHT. TAILWHEEL MOUNTING STRUCTURE FAILED WHEN TAXI OVER ROUGH FROZEN TERRAIN.

## 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 CHI75AC052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC052), Jan 15, 1975: Beech C-45H (N45437), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N45437 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810202002579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202002579A), Feb 2, 1981: Beech C45H (N45437), Dillsburg, PA, Destroyed. Lost engine due to carb ice. Failed to use preheat on carb, improper engine-out procedures. Manifold heat defect.

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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