# NTSB CHI67A0101: Beech C-45H, N9966Z, Janesville, WI, March 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1967
- Place: Janesville, WI · JANESVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.6828° N, 89.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Janesville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6828&lon=-89.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0556   67/3/3    JANESVILLE,WIS      BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 9000
        TIME - 0100                    N9966Z              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FABRIC SEPARATION AT ELEV.TRIM TAB HINGE AND ELEV-HOR.STAB HINGE AREAS.ACFT GND-LOOPD ON TOUCHDOWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9966Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9966Z-1973-09-14), registration cancelled 1973-09-14, S/N AF-143 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- 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: Rock County

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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