- Date
- December 26, 1973
- Place
- Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N118XBeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731226042239A
- Case key
- 187572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3717 73/12/26 DALLAS,TEX BEECH C-45H CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1254 N118X PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 29, 2050 TOTAL HOURS, 165 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TEX BEAUMONT,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT RPRTD AFTR TKOF UN RAISE GR,REENTERED DWNWND,TURNED FNL.CG 8.9IN AFT REAR LMT.HIT HOUSES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N118X
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Love Field
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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 N118X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.