# Incident 19840717052149I: Beech C45H, Columbia, MO, July 17, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1984, 21:40 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ASTA
- Location: 38.9504° N, 92.3197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9504&lon=-92.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N492DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N492DM-1995-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 600 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84IA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84IA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717052149I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OBTAIN SAFE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED ON LANDING. CAUSE OBSCURED BY DAMAGE

## 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 MKC84IA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84IA220), Jul 18, 1984: Beech C-45H (N492DM), Columbia, MO, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N492DM (4)

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

- [Accident 19930406007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930406007969A), Apr 6, 1993: Beech C45H (N492DM), Shreveport, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Prop angle and damage would indicate lost right engine. Hit powerlilne near road. Below standard engine condition.
- [Incident 19930113001929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930113001929I), Jan 13, 1993: Beech C45H (N492DM), Bainbridge, GA. Switched tanks on final. Got a low pressure light. Both engines quit. Landed in cotton field.
- [Accident 19871209081651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871209081651A), Dec 9, 1987: Beech C45H (N492DM), Natchez, MS, Substantial damage. Left wing was struck from behind by N24JE. Pilots were friends flying near each other. Both landed safely.
- [Incident 19810319019999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319019999I), Mar 19, 1981: Beech C45H (N492DM), Jamaica, NY, No damage. Lost power on left engine after takeoff due to number 9 cylinder cracked.

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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