# Accident 19770403005949A: Beech C45H, Plentywood, MT, April 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1977
- Place: Plentywood, MT
- Airport: Sherwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 48.7905° N, 104.5237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHER-WOOD (PWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7905&lon=-104.5237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5043K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5043K-2015-04-27) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,160 total, 194 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FTA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770403005949A

## Narrative

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

BLACK ICE ON RWY,BRAKING MINIMAL.NOSE GR COLLAPSED IN SOFT RWY OVERRUN AREA.UNICOM NOT IN OPN.

## 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 SEA77FTA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA15), Apr 3, 1977: Beech C-45H (N5043K), Plentywood, MT, 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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