# NTSB CHI75AC053: Westwind TC-45J, N8794, Evansville, IN, January 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1975
- Place: Evansville, IN · EVANSVILLE, IN
- Location: 37.9748° N, 87.5558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evansville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9748&lon=-87.5558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0210  75/1/14    EVANSVILLE,IN       WESTWIND TC-45J     CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7800
        TIME - 2143                    N8794               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRESS REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,IN               INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT.ACFT SLID L DRG TKOF,BECAME AIRBORNE,SETTLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8794](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8794-2013-09-12), registration cancelled 2013-09-12, S/N 44581, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WESTWIND TC-45J
- Registry model: [Beech TC-45J](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (registry code 1151022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dress Regional

## 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 19750114003869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750114003869A), Jan 14, 1975: Beech SNB5, Evansville, IN, Substantial damage. Mail flt. Acft slid l drg tkof,became airborne,settled.

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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