- Date
- January 15, 1975
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N45437Beech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750115002999A
- Case key
- 147009
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0031 75/1/15 DETROIT,MI BEECH C-45H CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 3250 TIME - 0235 N45437 PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 1605 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COVINGTON,KY DETROIT,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- MAIL FLIGHT. TAILWHEEL MOUNTING STRUCTURE FAILED WHEN TAXI OVER ROUGH FROZEN TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45437
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit Metro
N45437Registration cancelled Dec 7, 2012 · Beech C-45HAirframe modelBeech C-45HEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N45437 · 1
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