# NTSB MIA70F0052: Beech C-45, N9847Z, Faunsdale, AL, July 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1969
- Place: Faunsdale, AL · FAUNSDALE, AL
- Location: 32.4576° N, 87.5938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faunsdale, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4576&lon=-87.5938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1932  69/7/12    FAUNSDALE,ALA       BEECH C-45          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2550
        TIME - 1440                    N9847Z              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 5 CON ROD NR 2 ENG FAILED.PLT FEATHRD NR 1 ENG TO LOCATE VIBRATION,NR 2 SEIZED,UN RESTART NR 1.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9847Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9847Z-2014-12-01), registration cancelled 2014-12-01, S/N AF-51 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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