# NTSB DEN66D0145: Beechcraft A45, N10140, Pinedale, WY, October 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1965
- Place: Pinedale, WY · PINEDALE, WY
- Location: 42.8676° N, 109.8705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinedale, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8676&lon=-109.8705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0145
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0145

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0626   65/10/8 NR.PINEDALE WYO       BEECHCRAFT A45      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N10140              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 31, 1161 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            215 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT MADE FORCED LDG WHEN UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE IN MOUNTAINS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10140](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10140-1970-04-14), registration cancelled 1970-04-14, S/N 53-4147 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A45
- Registry model: [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (registry code 1152006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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