Beechcraft C-45H N9157Z
20 September 1973 · Phan Rang, Asia · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1973 at about 17:40 local time, a Beechcraft C-45H registered N9157Z, operated by Air America, was involved in an accident during in flight near Phan Rang, Asia. 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 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Phan Rang, Asia
- Nearest airport
- Phan Rang
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-45H
- Registration
- N9157Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air America
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter-Passg-International
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Saigon, S.vietnam
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0074
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
INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERMENT OFSOUTH VIETNAM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft C-45H | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airlin* | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1973 | Beechcraft C-45H | Toronto, Canada | Great Lakes In | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft C-45H | Waco, Texas, United States | Tricon Airlin* | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1973 | Beechcraft C-45H | Indiantown, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft C-45H | Plymouth, Michigan, United States | Karns Internat | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1973 | Beechcraft C-45H | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Sierra West AI | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1973 | Bell 206B | Ban Xon, Asia | Arizona Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150 | Kashima Isl, Asia | Iwakuni Flying | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 1973 | Cessna 150 | Plaridel, Asia | Clark Aero CLU | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1973 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Dhahran, Asia | Aramco | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Tokyo, Asia | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 7 Sep 1973 | Cessna 172L | Cubi Point Nas, Asia | Cubi Point NAV | No injuries | - |