# NTSB DEN67D0139: Beech C-45H, N111Z, Alamosa, CO, September 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1966
- Place: Alamosa, CO · ALAMOSA, CO
- Location: 37.4745° N, 105.8770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamosa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4745&lon=-105.8770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0139

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4284   66/9/2    ALAMOSA COLO        BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2730
        TIME - 1105                    N111Z               PX-  0  0  5  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMOSA MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OFFICIAL FLIGHT-PERSONNEL TRANSPORTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N111Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Alamosa Muni.

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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