# Accident 19731226042239A: Beech TC45G, Dallas, TX, December 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1973
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Love
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118X-1974-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 165 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74AF047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731226042239A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPRTD AFTR TKOF UN RAISE GR,REENTERED DWNWND,TURNED FNL.CG 8.9IN AFT REAR LMT.HIT HOUSES.

## 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 FTW74AF047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF047), Dec 26, 1973: Beech C-45H (N118X), Dallas, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N118X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730802025059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802025059A), Aug 2, 1973: Beech C45H (N118X), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. R gr wouldnt lock down. R outbd shaft assy had added holes drilled at undet time. Weakened shaft.

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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