# NTSB LAX71FUM29: Beech C-45H, N4709C, Lakeside, CA, February 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1971
- Place: Lakeside, CA · LAKESIDE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0815  71/2/14    LAKESIDE,CALIF      BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2075
        TIME - 1405                    N4709C              PX-  0  1  9  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKESIDE DROPZONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKESIDE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LIFT-OFF APRX 900FT FRM TKOF PSN,AT 75MPH AIRSPEED.OPERATED BY PARACHUTING SCHOOL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4709C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4709C-1971-04-23), registration cancelled 1971-04-23, S/N AF-819 (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: Lakeside Dropzone

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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