# Accident 19781219042519A: Beech C45H, Bordelonville, LA, December 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1978
- Place: Bordelonville, LA
- Airport: Brumfield'S Ag St
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 31.1012° N, 91.9005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bordelonville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1012&lon=-91.9005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37JR-1980-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219042519A

## Narrative

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

ONE FARM BUILDING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW79FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA026), Dec 19, 1978: Beech C-45G (N37JR), Bordelonville, LA, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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