# NTSB CHI79FET10: Beech C45H, N9807Z, La Porte, IN, December 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1978
- Place: La Porte, IN · LA PORTE, IN
- Location: 41.6109° N, 86.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6109&lon=-86.7148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FET10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3599  78/12/26   LA PORTE,IN         BEECH C45H          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N9807Z              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      AGE 31, 6190 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            815 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PORTE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLAND,MI                  LA PORTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           23                                                      280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9807Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Porte 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 19781226040029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781226040029A), Dec 26, 1978: Beech TC45G, La Porte, IN, Substantial damage

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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