# Accident 19900924042169A: Beech C45H, Twin Falls, ID, September 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1990, 02:38 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAJA
- Location: 42.4106° N, 114.5896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4106&lon=-114.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450G-2014-10-09) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN12B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,200 total, 650 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924042169A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TO VEER INTO CROSSWIND,OVERCOMPENSATED WITH POWER ON OPPOSITE ENGINE AND ABORTED AS AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA90LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA196), Sep 24, 1990: Beech C-45H (N450G), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A TAKEOFF IN STRONG CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N450G (3)

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

- [Incident 19890215026579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890215026579I), Feb 15, 1989: Beech C45H (N450G), Great Falls, MT. Throttles stuck on climb. Returned, on warm up period throttles and controls were free. Suspect controls frozen.
- [Incident 19890201009799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890201009799I), Feb 1, 1989: Beech C45H (N450G), Great Falls, MT. Engine shut down due to oil pressure drop and temperature rise. Oil had congealed in oil cooler.
- [Incident 19780214006509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780214006509I), Feb 14, 1978: Beech 18/ (N450G), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Pilot intended to raise flaps after touchdown. Put control in neutral. A gusty crosswind drifted him off runway.

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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