Beechcraft C-45H N497DM
22 March 1970 · Binghamton, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 March 1970 at about 16:11 local time, a Beechcraft C-45H registered N497DM, operated by Commuter Airl*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Binghamton, New York, United States. 11 people were on board and 3 died, 8 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Binghamton, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Broome County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-45H
- Registration
- N497DM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Commuter Airl*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Washington, Dc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0021
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 3 | 8 | 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
DUMOD INFINITE 2 STC.ATTEMPTED T/O WITH SNOW ON WGS.T/O ABORTED TOO LATE TO REMAIN WITHIN RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C-45H accidents
| 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 | - |
| 20 Apr 1970 | Beechcraft C-45H | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Rockford Air C | 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 |
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 |