Beechcraft C-45H N5043K
12 December 1970 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 December 1970 at about 10:40 local time, a Beechcraft C-45H registered N5043K, operated by Sizer Airways*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. 5 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 10:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wold-Chamberlain
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-45H
- Registration
- N5043K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sizer Airways*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Roseau, Minn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3176
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
NOSE STRUT FLAT, ALLOWED NOSE WHEEL FORK TO HIT WALKING BEAM NACELLE ATTACH BOLT. VOLPAR MK 4 GR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C-45H accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 Sep 1970 | Beechcraft C-45H | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Sizer Airways | No injuries | - |
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 |