# NTSB CHI69I0063: Beech C-45H, N431P, Youngstown, OH, December 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1968
- Place: Youngstown, OH · YOUNGSTOWN, OH
- Location: 41.0998° N, 80.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Youngstown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0998&lon=-80.6495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69I0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69I0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0015  68/12/18   YOUNGSTOWN,OHIO     BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1741                    N431P               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 23, 1431 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            455 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREE TOP DURING VOR CIRCLING APPCH. CONTINUED FLT AND LANDED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N431P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Youngstown

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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