OAK66F0171

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft C45H · Maui, HI · November 12, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 12, 1965
Place
Maui, HI · MAUI, HI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9915ZBeechcraft C45H
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174889

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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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2-0853  65/11/12   MAUI HAWAII         BEECHCRAFT C45H     CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 11272
        TIME - 1415                    N9915Z              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-POSITION DISORIETED FOR UNDET.REASON IN IFR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           72                                                       60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11-13-65,IN INACCESSIBLE A REA.

Aircraft

Registration
N9915Z
Reported as
Beechcraft C45H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kahului

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.