# Accident 19740405007069A: Beech C45H, Naples, FL, April 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1974
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N494, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494-1993-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,902 total, 2,623 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKT68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKT68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740405007069A

## Narrative

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

BOTH LNDG GR SLIDE TUBES APRX 1/2 TRAVEL,BENT ABT 11IN FM CTR LINE.

## 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 MIA74FKT68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKT68), Apr 5, 1974: Beech C-45H (N494), Naples, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N494 (2)

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

- [Accident 19930307004429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004429A), Mar 7, 1993: Beech C45H (N494), Oakland, CA, Destroyed. Ferry flight to australia. Aux. Fuel, and engine oil tanks installed. Takeoff pitched up dutch roll,stalled, burned
- [Incident 19930129009999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930129009999I), Jan 29, 1993: Beech C50 (N494), Bermuda Dunes, CA, Minor damage. Total electrical failure after lift off. Returned. Left landing gear collapsed on rollout.

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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