# NTSB NYC73FHD18: Beech C-45H, N9904Z, Millville, NJ, October 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1972
- Place: Millville, NJ · MILLVILLE, NJ
- Location: 39.4021° N, 75.0393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4021&lon=-75.0393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0823  72/10/25   MILLVILLE,NJ        BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1700
        TIME - 1830                    N9904Z              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          READING,PA                  MILLVILLE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- HIT CHAMPION N81505 AND PA-22 N3813P,BOTH SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9904Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9904Z-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N AF-8, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- 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
- Airport: Millville

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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