# NTSB LAX77FUG36: Beech TC-45J, N5144G, Riverside, CA, March 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1977
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0397  77/3/27    RIVERSIDE,CA        BEECH TC-45J        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N5144G              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 27, 1660 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLABOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNABLE UNFEATH PROP.RUST & SLUDGE,OIL TRANSFER TUBE.UNCONT ARPT,OTR ACFT ON RWY.UN CONT FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5144G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5144G-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 45-1124 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC-45J
- Registry model: [Beech UC-45J](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-uc-45j) (registry code 1150911) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flabob

## 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 19770327005869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770327005869A), Mar 27, 1977: Beech TC45G, Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Unable unfeath prop. Rust & sludge,oil transfer tube. Uncont arpt,otr acft on rwy. Un cont flt.

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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