# Accident 19740413012741A: Beech C45H, Bakersfield, CA, April 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1974
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N772W-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (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 C45H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DVA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DVA55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740413012741A

## Narrative

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

R SEAT OF BEECH UNOCCUPIED.BEECH HIT C-150 IN REAR.GRND CTL DIDNT ISSUE TRAFFIC ADVISORY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N10513, Cessna 150L: [Accident 19740413012742A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740413012742A)

## 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 LAX74DVA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DVA55), Apr 13, 1974: Beech D18S (N772W), Bakersfield, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N772W (2)

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

- [Incident 19830612034019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612034019I), Jun 12, 1983: Beech C45H (N772W), Dos Palos, CA. Right engine failed on climbout. Jumpers bailed out at 1700 feet. Engine seized from internal failure.
- [Incident 19830429031709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830429031709I), Apr 29, 1983: Beech C45H (N772W), Dos Palos, CA, Minor damage. Lost control on a gusty crosswind takeoff. Ground looped. Side load sheared the left gear fork bolts. Damaged wing

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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