# Accident 19730129001879A: Beech D45, Muncie, IN, January 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1973
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Airport: Muncie-Delaware
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.1988° N, 85.3951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muncie, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1988&lon=-85.3951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34WW-1974-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,463 total, 72 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730129001879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DID NOT REMOVE ALL SNOW AND ICE FROM ACFT BFR TKOF.ABT 400FT AGL,L WING DROPPED,ACFT DSCNDD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI73FEA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA24), Jan 29, 1973: Beech A45 (N34WW), Muncie, IN, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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