# Accident 19730312005829A: Beech TC45G, Portal, AZ, March 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1973
- Place: Portal, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.9137° N, 109.1414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portal, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9137&lon=-109.1414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72Q-2021-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45G (registry code 1151014, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,975 total, 725 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730312005829A

## Narrative

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

LND ON UNLTD UNIMPROVED TERRAIN FOR UNDET REASON. PLT NOT MULTI-ENG RATED.

## 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 LAX73DUJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ58), Mar 12, 1973: Beech C-45 (N72Q), Portal, AZ, substantial damage

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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