# NTSB CHI73FEA24: Beech A45, N34WW, Muncie, IN, January 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1973
- Place: Muncie, IN · MUNCIE, IN
- Location: 40.1988° N, 85.3951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muncie, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1988&lon=-85.3951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0378  73/1/29    MUNCIE,IND          BEECH A45           CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1213                    N34WW               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 30, 3463 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            72 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNCIE-DELAWARE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUNCIE,IND                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- DID NOT REMOVE ALL SNOW AND ICE FROM ACFT BFR TKOF.ABT 400FT AGL,L WING DROPPED,ACFT DSCNDD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34WW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34WW-1974-08-06), registration cancelled 1974-08-06, S/N G-58 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Registry model: [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (registry code 1152006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Muncie-Delaware

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730129001879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730129001879A), Jan 29, 1973: Beech D45, Muncie, IN, Destroyed. Did not remove all snow and ice from acft bfr tkof. Abt 400FT AGL,l wing dropped,acft dscndd.

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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