Crash of a Beechcraft C-45J Expeditor in Barrow

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1969 at 1645 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Pan Alaska Airways
Registration:
N437PA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Fairbanks - Barrow
MSN:
3845
YOM:
1943
Location:
Barrow
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
12020
Captain / Total hours on type:
1141.00
Circumstances:
On final approach to Barrow, an engine failed. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed and slid for dozen yards before coming to rest few hundred yards short of runway threshold. All 10 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on final approach. The following factors and findings were reported:
- Improper maintenance on part of the maintenance personnel,
- Anti-icing, de-icing system,
- Icing conditions including sleet and freezing rain,
- Engine icing,
- The crew failed to use or incorrectly used the miscellaneous equipment,
- Ice on propeller,
- Airframe ice,
- Complete engine failure,
- Hot air lines to intake air duct loose.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor off Loíza: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1969 at 1210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Registration:
N9957Z
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
San Juan – Charlotte Amalie
MSN:
52-10802
YOM:
1952
Location:
Loíza
All Puerto Rico
Country:
Puerto Rico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
5400
Captain / Total hours on type:
2050.00
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from San Juan, while cruising along the coast, the pilot informed ATC about the failure of the left engine and was vectored to the nearest airport. The pilot reduced his altitude but as he realized he could not make it, he decided to ditch the aircraft about 400 meters offshore. The airplane quickly sank and was not recovered. A passenger drowned while 11 other occupants were injured, four of then seriously. Few debris were later found.
Probable cause:
Powerplant failure in cruising flight for undetermined reasons. The following factors were reported:
- The aircraft came to rest in water and sank,
- Inadequate preflight preparation on part of the pilot,
- Partial loss of power one engine,
- Left engine failed then the right engine lost power,
- Ditched in heavy sea 900 feet from shore,
- No pre-takeoff emergency briefing.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45G Expeditor in Brentwood: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 22, 1969 at 0034 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Queen City Flying Service
Registration:
N311U
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cincinnati - Nashville
MSN:
AF-321
YOM:
1953
Location:
Brentwood
Tennessee
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
2235
Captain / Total hours on type:
150.00
Circumstances:
While on a night mail flight from Cincinnati to Nashville, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions upon arrival. On approach, he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in Brentwood, about 7 miles southwest of Nashville Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Uncontrolled descent into the ground on approach after the pilot suffered a spatial disorientation. The following factors were considered as contributing:
- Low ceiling,
- Rain,
- Fog,
- Weather slightly worse than forecast.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft TC-45G Expeditor in Vũng Tàu

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Registration:
N9521Z
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
AF-99
YOM:
1952
Location:
Vũng Tàu
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Vũng Tàu Airport, the twin engine airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with two parked aircraft, a Grumman OV-1 registered 61-2712 and an U-6A Beaver registered 53-7397. All three airplanes were destroyed and all eight occupants on board the TC-45 were seriously injured.

Crash of a Beechcraft C-4G5 in Jackson

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1969 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
American Aviation (1970)
Registration:
N9800H
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Jackson - Jackson
MSN:
AF-432
YOM:
1953
Location:
Jackson-Reynolds Field
Michigan
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
1928
Captain / Total hours on type:
230.00
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Jackson-Reynolds Airport on a local test flight to check the radio systems. Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, the right engine caught fire. The pilot completed a wheels-up landing in a swamp near the airport. He was slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The right engine caught fire on takeoff for undetermined reason.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor in Port Angeles: 10 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1969 at 0653 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Registration:
N8181H
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Port Angeles – Seattle
MSN:
52-10637
YOM:
1952
Flight number:
PGT601
Location:
Port Angeles
Washington
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Captain / Total flying hours:
8358
Captain / Total hours on type:
577.00
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff from Port Angeles-Callam County Airport, the twin engine aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height then stalled and crashed in flames. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 10 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, the following findings were reported:
- Premature liftoff for unknown reason,
- Elevator trim full nose down for unknown reason,
- Weight and balance within the prescribed limits,
- It was not possible to know which pilot was at controls at the time of the accident.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor in Chihuahua: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1969 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Aero Laguna
Registration:
XB-ROI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Aerial photography
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Chihuahua - Chihuahua
MSN:
AF-859
YOM:
1954
Location:
Chihuahua
Chihuahua
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in an aerial photography mission, carrying two pilots and five photographers/filmmaker. En route, the twin engine aircraft collided in unknown circumstances with a North American T-6 Texan carrying two pilots. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in the district of Comarca Lagunera, in Chihuahua. All nine occupants in both aircraft were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft UC-45B Mk.3T in Seattle

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1968 at 1410 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Island Airlines (Canada)
Registration:
CF-RQL
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5980
YOM:
1943
Location:
Seattle-Boeing Field
Washington
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
4207
Captain / Total hours on type:
30.00
Circumstances:
On final approach to Seattle-Boeing Field, both engine failed. The airplane lost height, struck electrical wires and crashed in flames in a parking lot. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed as well as seven cars.
Probable cause:
The probable causes were:
- Engine failure,
- Mismanagement of fuel,
- Fuel starvation,
- Checklist not followed,
- Fuel selector on nose tank.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor in Saigon

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1968
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Registration:
N343T
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
AF-836
YOM:
1954
Location:
Saigon
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The right engine caught fire upon landing at Saigon Airport. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine fire on landing.

Crash of a Beechcraft TC-45G Expeditor in Franklin

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1968 at 2105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Miller Aviation
Registration:
N7200C
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
AF-69
YOM:
1952
Location:
Franklin-Venango-Chess Lamberton Field
Pennsylvania
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
18000
Captain / Total hours on type:
80.00
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Franklin-Chess Lamberton Field Airport, while climbing, the pilot informed ground about technical problems with the left engine and decided to return for an emergency landing. He completed a 180 turn when on final, the airplane lost height, struck trees and crashed. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Investigations were unable to determine the exact cause of the partial loss of power on the left engine.
Final Report:
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