Beechcraft C-45H N8181H
5 February 1969 · Port Angeles, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 February 1969 at about 06:53 local time, a Beechcraft C-45H registered N8181H, operated by Puget Sound A*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Port Angeles, Washington, United States. 10 people were on board and 10 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Angeles, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Callam County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-45H
- Registration
- N8181H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Puget Sound A*
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Port Angeles, Wash → Port Angeles, Wash
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-3151
People
10 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 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
SCHD FLT 601.PREMATURE LIFT-OFF, REASON UNKN.ELEVTRIM FULL NOSEDOWN.WT-BAL OK.PLT AT CTLS UNKN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C-45H accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1969 | Beechcraft C-45H | Patrick Afb, Florida, United States | Priority Air D | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1969 | Beechcraft C-45H | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1969 | Beechcraft C-45H | Jackson, Michigan, United States | American Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1969 | Beechcraft C-45H | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Manufacturers* | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1969 | Beechcraft C-45H | Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico, United States | Air Indies COR | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jan 1969 | Beechcraft C-45H | Midland, Texas, United States | Fred R Achor | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 |