# Accident 19821017052929A: Beech C45H, Taft, CA, October 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1982, 12:45 local time
- Place: Taft, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1267° N, 119.4242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taft, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1267&lon=-119.4242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403SE-1983-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 13
- Pilot flight hours: 4,570 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017052929A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND BEHIND CG. PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER GEAR UP ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. NO BELT RESTRAINTS FOR JUMPERS.

## 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 LAX83FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA012), Oct 17, 1982: Beech C-45H (N403SE), Taft, CA, destroyed, 14 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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