# NTSB OAK74DJY03: Beech C-45H, N9157Z, Phan Rang, VM, September 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1973
- Place: Phan Rang, VM · PHAN RANG, Vietnam
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DJY03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DJY03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0074  73/9/20    PHAN RANG,S.VTNM    BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 12690
        TIME - 1740                    N9157Z              PX-  0  0  8  CTR PASSG-I               TOTAL HOURS, 3690 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHAN RANG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHAN RANG,S.VTNM            SAIGON,S.VIETNAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERMENT OF SOUTH VIETNAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9157Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phan Rang

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730920042829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730920042829A), Sep 20, 1973: Beech C45H, Phan Rang, Substantial damage. Investigation under jurisdiction of goverment of south vietnam.

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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