# NTSB LAX81FUJ40: Beech C-45H, N9533Z, Coolidge, AZ, February 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1981
- Place: Coolidge, AZ · COOLIDGE, AZ
- Location: 32.9778° N, 111.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coolidge, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9778&lon=-111.5176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1118  81/2/21    COOLIDGE,AZ         BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 599
        TIME - 1330                    N9533Z              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOLIDGE-FLORENCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COOLIDGE,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        REMARKS- CNTR BRAKE PISTON ON R BRAKE,PN 530886,REMAINED ACTIVATED,CONTAMINATED W DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9533Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coolidge-Florence

## 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 19810221004729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221004729A), Feb 21, 1981: Beech C45H, Coolidge, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway during landing. Investigation revealed brake malfunction.

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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