# NTSB ATL80FKM20: Beech TC-45J, N704M, Maiden, NC, May 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1980
- Place: Maiden, NC · MAIDEN, NC
- Location: 35.5955° N, 81.2303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maiden, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5955&lon=-81.2303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2917  80/5/28    MAIDEN,NC           BEECH TC-45J        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 8685
        TIME - 1430                    N704M               PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAIDEN,NC                   HICKORY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PIC DID NOT VISUALLY CK FUEL TNKS BFR FLT.ACFT HAD BEEN PARTIALLY DEFUELED.R ENG LOST PWR DRG TKOF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704M-1992-11-24), registration cancelled 1992-11-24, S/N 39282 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC-45J
- Registry model: [Beech TC-45J](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (registry code 1151022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Little Mountain

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800528015299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800528015299A), May 28, 1980: Beech TC45J, Maiden, NC, Substantial damage. Right engine flamed-out on takeoff roll. Aborted. Ran off end of runway. Fuel starvation. Right main tank empty.

## Other investigations on N704M (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 MKC84FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA033), Dec 5, 1983: Beech TC-45J (N704M), Kansas City, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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.

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