# Accident 19810202002579A: Beech C45H, Dillsburg, PA, February 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1981, 08:59 local time
- Place: Dillsburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.1115° N, 77.0325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1115&lon=-77.0325&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: 12,300 total, 4,250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202002579A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE DUE TO CARB ICE. FAILED TO USE PREHEAT ON CARB, IMPROPER ENGINE-OUT PROCEDURES. MANIFOLD  HEAT DEFECT.

## 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 NYC81FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA024), Feb 2, 1981: Beech C-45H (N45437), Dillsburg, PA, destroyed

## Other reports on N45437 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750115002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750115002999A), Jan 15, 1975: Beech C45H (N45437), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Mail flight. Tailwheel mounting structure failed when taxi over rough frozen terrain.

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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