Beechcraft C-45H N9507Z
8 September 1967 · Farmington, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 September 1967 at about 09:23 local time, a Beechcraft C-45H registered N9507Z, operated by Lester C.bush, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Farmington, New Mexico, United States. 8 people were on board and 3 died, 5 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmington, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farmington
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-45H
- Registration
- N9507Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Lester C.bush
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1183
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT OVER GROSS WT ABOUT 220 LBS. DENSITY ALTITUDE 7100 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 1967 | Beechcraft C-45H | Sanger, California, United States | Priority Air * | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Mar 1967 | Beechcraft C-45H | Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Skyranch Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 30 Aug 1967 | Beechcraft C-45H | Mojave, California, United States | Volpar Inc. | 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 | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |