# Accident 19781206042039A: Beech C45H, Palm Beach, FL, December 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1978
- Place: Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N189R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189R) (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: 10,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 186 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781206042039A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA79DKT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT16), Dec 6, 1978: Beech 18 (N189R), Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N189R (1)

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

- [Accident 19820807034959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820807034959A), Aug 7, 1982: Beech C45H (N189R), Providen Ciales, TK, Substantial damage. Pilot report loss of fuel pressure. One engine out other failing. Landed downwind. Overran runway into log barrier.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.