# NTSB MIA72AM009: Beech C-45G, N9672C, Centerville, TN, August 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1971
- Place: Centerville, TN · CENTERVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.8262° N, 87.4383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centerville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8262&lon=-87.4383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2140   71/8/3    CENTERVILLE,TENN    BEECH C-45G         CR-  1  1  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1315                    N9672C              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            24, 3547 TOTAL HOURS, 97
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                LINDEN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- R ENG ROUGH PRIOR TO T/O,KNOWN TO PLTS AND SUPV.CIRCLING APCH TOO HI.GO AROUND MADE IN TSTM AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9672C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9672C-1971-10-26), registration cancelled 1971-10-26, S/N AF-332 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45G
- Registry model: [Beech C-45G](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (registry code 1151014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Centerville

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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