# Accident 19740703026689A: Beech UC45J, Panama City, FL, July 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1974
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City Bayco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1588&lon=-85.6602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5855, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5855-2015-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech UC-45J (registry code 1150911, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-uc-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 UC45J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,722 total, 62 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740703026689A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA75FLA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLA01), Jul 3, 1974: Beech B18S (N5855), Panama City, FL, 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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