OAK66F0134

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft C45H · Kauai, HI · October 11, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1965
Place
Kauai, HI · KAUAI, HI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9909ZBeechcraft C45H
Status
Completed · report December 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175243

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3115  65/10/11   KAUAI HAWAII        BEECHCRAFT C45H     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6261
        TIME - 1224                    N9909Z              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1790 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIHUE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PRIMING SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL LINE FROM PRIMER SOLENOID TO CARBURETOR FAILED AT FITTING IN THE CARBURETOR

Aircraft

Registration
N9909Z
Reported as
Beechcraft C45H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lihue

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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