Beechcraft C-45H N145DC

4 November 1979 · Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes · Fatal

Summary

On 4 November 1979 at about 15:29 local time, a Beechcraft C-45H registered N145DC, operated by Skyrnch AUN, was involved in an accident during in flight near Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 4 November 1979 at 15:29
Classification: Accident
Location: Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45H
Registration: N145DC
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Skyrnch AUN
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Ferry
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: San Jose, Ca → Honolulu, Hi
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2970

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	1	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

DITCHED AT SEA,28.09N 145.25W.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2970, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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