Beechcraft C-45H N9957Z
11 October 1969 · Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 October 1969 at about 12:10 local time, a Beechcraft C-45H registered N9957Z, operated by Air Indies COR, was involved in an accident during in flight near Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico, United States. 12 people were on board and one died, 4 were seriously injured, 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-45H
- Registration
- N9957Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Indies COR
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → St.thomas, Vi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3564
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 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
L ENG FAILED, THEN R ENG LOST POWER. DITCHED IN HEAVY SEA 900 FT FROM SHORE. NO PRE-T/O EMERG BRIEF
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1969 | Beechcraft C-45H | Patrick Afb, Florida, United States | Priority Air D | No injuries | - |
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| 23 Jul 1969 | Beechcraft C-45H | Jackson, Michigan, United States | American Aviat | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |