OAK68A0047

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C-45H · Sanger, CA · November 25, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 25, 1967
Place
Sanger, CA · SANGER, CA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9450ZBeech C-45H
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113135

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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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2-1192  67/11/25   SANGER,CALIF        BEECH C-45H         CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2200
        TIME - 0405                    N9450Z              PX-  1  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT. PLT REPORTED ENG OUT,UNABLE TO HOLD ALT. ACFT APPROX 827 LBS OVER GROSS WT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9450Z
Reported as
Beech C-45H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fresno Air Trmnl

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.