# Accident 19790915042169A: Beech C45H, Hastings, MI, September 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1979, 02:04 local time
- Place: Hastings, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6501° N, 85.2884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hastings, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6501&lon=-85.2884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600NA-1982-12-09) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,902 total, 430 in this make and model, 283 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915042169A

## Narrative

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

HEATER EXPLODED IN FLIGHT, CAUSING FIRE IN WING. AIRPLANE CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. MAINTENANCE POSSIBLE FACTOR.

## 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 CHI79FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA076), Sep 15, 1979: Beech C-45H (N600NA), Hastings, MI, destroyed, 4 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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