# NTSB CHI75AC052: Beech C-45H, N45437, Detroit, MI, January 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1975
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0031  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45437-2012-12-07), registration cancelled 2012-12-07, S/N AF-452, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Detroit Metro

## 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 19750115002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750115002999A), Jan 15, 1975: Beech C45H, Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Mail flight. Tailwheel mounting structure failed when taxi over rough frozen terrain.

## Other investigations on N45437 (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 NYC81FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA024), Feb 2, 1981: Beech C-45H (N45437), Dillsburg, PA, destroyed

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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