- Date
- December 5, 1973
- Place
- Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9909ZBeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731205041919A
- Case key
- 187380
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4098 73/12/5 PLYMOUTH,MICH BEECH C-45H CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0008 N9909Z PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 27, 5013 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3169 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METTETAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YPSILANTI,MICH ST LOUIS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- VECTORS TO ALT ARPT DUE LO FUEL.BOTH ENG FAILED BEFORE FIELD IN SIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9909Z
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mettetal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9909Z · 2
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