# NTSB CHI73AC030: Beech C-45H, N9909Z, Prt Columbus, OH, September 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1972
- Place: Prt Columbus, OH · PRT COLUMBUS, OH
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3613   72/9/7    PRT COLUMBUS,OHIO   BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2905
        TIME - 2205                    N9909Z              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OHIO                  PRT COLUMBUS,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- HIGH GWT.MAIL FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9909Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9909Z-1974-02-27), registration cancelled 1974-02-27, S/N AF-628 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Columbus

## Other investigations on N9909Z (2)

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 CHI74AC046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC046), Dec 5, 1973: Beech C-45H (N9909Z), Plymouth, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK66F0134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0134), Oct 11, 1965: Beechcraft C45H (N9909Z), Kauai, HI, substantial damage

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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