# NTSB CHI79FA076: Beech C-45H, N600NA, Hastings, MI, September 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1979
- Place: Hastings, MI · HASTINGS, MI
- Location: 42.6501° N, 85.2884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hastings, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6501&lon=-85.2884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3909  79/9/15    HASTINGS,MI         BEECH C-45H         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0204                    N600NA              PX-  3  0  0  FERRY                     32, 4902 TOTAL HOURS, 430
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                GRAND RAPIDS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO LOG BOOK ENTRIES FOR HEATER,SOUTHWIND MODEL 853A,OPERATION OR REQUIRED INSPECTIONS/OVERHAULS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N600NA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600NA-1982-12-09), registration cancelled 1982-12-09, S/N AF-726 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Hastings Muni

## 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 19790915042169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915042169A), Sep 15, 1979: Beech C45H, Hastings, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Heater exploded in flight, causing fire in wing. Airplane crashed out of control. Maintenance possible factor.

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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