Beechcraft C-45H N9978Z
13 July 1967 · Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 July 1967 at about 07:55 local time, a Beechcraft C-45H registered N9978Z, operated by Rainbow Air C*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States. 10 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mercedita
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-45H
- Registration
- N9978Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rainbow Air C*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3032
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SUSPECT PLT DID NOT LOCK TAILWHEEL BFOR TAKEOFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 1967 | Beechcraft C-45H | Sanger, California, United States | Priority Air * | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Sep 1967 | Beechcraft C-45H | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | Lester C.bush | Fatal | 3 |
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| 3 Apr 1967 | Beechcraft C-45H | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | Lexington Air | Fatal | 9 |
| 27 Feb 1967 | Beechcraft C-45H | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Davis Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1967 | Beechcraft C-45H | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | ROY True | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |