# NTSB OAK66F0134: Beechcraft C45H, N9909Z, Kauai, HI, October 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1965
- Place: Kauai, HI · KAUAI, HI
- Location: 22.0494° N, 159.5310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kauaʻi, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.0494&lon=-159.5310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0134
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0134

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9909Z-1974-02-27), registration cancelled 1974-02-27, S/N AF-628 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lihue

## Other investigations on N9909Z (2)

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 CHI74AC046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC046), Dec 5, 1973: Beech C-45H (N9909Z), Plymouth, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI73AC030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC030), Sep 7, 1972: Beech C-45H (N9909Z), Prt Columbus, OH, 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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