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MIA72IM027

1971-09-17 · NASHVILLE, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N80323

Make / Model
BEECH C-45G
Year of manufacture
1957 · 14 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
10 seats · 2 engines
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAEFBC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
BEECH C45G · N80323
Damage
Minor
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
C
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
E
Airport
NASHVILLE METRO
Kind of flying
CJ

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR

Aircraft history

Serial number
Z
Total time
3,000 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
2,900
Age
29

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

ING FIRE IN L WHEEL WELL.

Investigator remarks

ALUMINUM FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO CBN HTR FAILED CAUS

Cause factors

  • 75/A/EY A
    SYSTEMS OTHER Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 68/A/J0 A
    PERSONNEL SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/36 A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FATIGUE FRACTURE Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/52 A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 5 0047. Source file NTSB_1971_5_0047.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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