# Accident 19731017032099A: Beech TC45J, Lawrence, KS, October 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1973
- Place: Lawrence, KS
- Airport: Lawerence Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.9717° N, 95.2353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrence, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9717&lon=-95.2353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200KU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200KU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (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 TC45J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 22 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731017032099A

## Narrative

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

DID NOT HAVE CK LIST,FLT MAN EMGCY PROCEDURES REF.BATTERIES DISCHARGED,GEN SWITCHES OFF.

## 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 MKC74FCG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG13), Oct 17, 1973: Beech TC-45J (N200KU), Lawrence, KS, 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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