# NTSB OAK66F0171: Beechcraft C45H, N9915Z, Maui, HI, November 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1965
- Place: Maui, HI · MAUI, HI
- Location: 20.7702° N, 156.2682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maui, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7702&lon=-156.2682&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0171
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0171

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9915Z-1974-05-10), registration cancelled 1974-05-10, S/N AF-684 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Kahului

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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