# NTSB ANC69A0044: Beech C45H, N399V, Barrow, AK, March 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1969
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1742  69/3/12    BARROW,ALAS         BEECH C45H          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1858                    N399V               PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            31, 4740 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1507 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE 18 STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        REMARKS- VOLPAR CONVERSION. NOSEWHEEL FORK BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N399V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N399V-2006-06-13), registration cancelled 2006-06-13, S/N AF-487, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake 18 Strip

## Other investigations on N399V (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 FTW84LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA309), Jul 12, 1984: Beech C-45-H (N399V), Mcalester, OK, substantial damage

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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