Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, Jul 19, 2007, Longmont
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on July 19, 2007 near Longmont, Colorado, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The instructor pilot's improper...
- Date: July 19, 2007
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Longmont, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The instructor pilot's improper preflight: the rocker box recovery system drain valves were not closed, causing total oil loss and oil starvation of both engines. Trees were a contributing factor.
A Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor on a training flight from Hudson to Boulder lost oil from both engines after the rocker box drain valves were not closed during preflight, causing oil starvation. The instructor kept the aircraft flying on one engine, but it clipped trees, struck a power pole and caught fire near Longmont. Both pilots evacuated through the main cabin door.