Beechcraft C-45H N256RA
20 April 1970 · Rockford, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1970 at about 20:46 local time, a Beechcraft C-45H registered N256RA, operated by Rockford Air C, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rockford, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Rockford
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-45H
- Registration
- N256RA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rockford Air C
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Kansas City, Mo → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1700
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
LDG GR MOTOR C/B FOUND OPEN, WARNING HORN INOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft C-45H | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Sizer Airways* | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1970 | Beechcraft C-45H | Lakewood, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft C-45H | White River, Arizona, United States | Astro Lift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1970 | Beechcraft C-45H | San Bruno, California, United States | Valley Airlin* | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft C-45H | Carolina, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean Isla | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 1970 | Beechcraft C-45H | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Sizer Airways | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |