# NTSB MIA72IM027: Beech C45G, N80323, Nashville, TN, September 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1971
- Place: Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72IM027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72IM027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0047  71/9/17    NASHVILLE,TENN      BEECH C45G          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0205                    N80323              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      29, 2900 TOTAL HOURS, 810
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASHVILLE METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TENN              CHATTANOOGA,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- ALUMINUM FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO CBN HTR FAILED CAUSING FIRE IN L WHEEL WELL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80323](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80323), registered now, S/N AF-1, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45G
- Registry model: [Beech C-45G](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (registry code 1151014) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Nashville Metro

## Other investigations on N80323 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI93LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA373), Sep 20, 1993: Beech 18-C45G (N80323), Jeffersonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the mechanical binding of the landing gear extension mechanism.

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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