# Accident 19920907038609A: Beech C45H, Hinckley, IL, September 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1992, 12:40 local time
- Place: Hinckley, IL
- Airport: Hinckley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7608° N, 88.6403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7608&lon=-88.6403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3657G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3657G-2015-05-20) (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 R985AN14B
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 12
- Pilot flight hours: 3,030 total, 190 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA92MA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920907038609A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. BELOW VMC. LOST CONTROL. SUPERCHARGER FAILED. PROP NOT FULL FEATHER. AD NOT COMPLIED.

## 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 DCA92MA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA048), Sep 7, 1992: Beech C-45H (N3657G), Hinckley, IL, destroyed, 12 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BY THE OPERATOR WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING THE CRITICAL TAKEOFF PHASE OF FLIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT DID NOT, OR WAS UNABLE TO, ATTAIN A…

## Other reports on N3657G (2)

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

- [Incident 19890103006239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890103006239I), Jan 3, 1989: Beech C45H (N3657G), Coolidge, AZ. Parachute lines tangled after opening. Chute spiraled to ground injuring the jumper.
- [Incident 19840315052219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840315052219I), Mar 15, 1984: Beech E18S (N3657G), Ontario, CA. On takeoff roll saw another aircraft crossing runway aborted. Continued takeoff after aircraft cleared 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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