# NTSB ANC66F0081: Beechcraft C45G, N888E, Anchorage, AK, December 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1965
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66F0081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66F0081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3815   65/12/3   ANCHORAGE ALAS      BEECHCRAFT C45G     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N888E               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            50, 18011 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N888E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888E-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N AF-255, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C45G
- Registry model: [Beech C-45G](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (registry code 1151014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anchorage

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.

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