# NTSB DIA67A0011: Beech C-45H, N830K, Middletown, DE, February 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1967
- Place: Middletown, DE · MIDDLETOWN, DE
- Location: 39.4417° N, 75.7174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4417&lon=-75.7174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67A0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67A0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0164  67/2/28    MIDDLETOWN,DEL      BEECH C-45H         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1605                    N830K               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 41, 5527 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            86 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOWER CAP OF LEFT WING SPAR FAILED APPROX 8 IN OUTBOARD OF OUTER PANEL ATTACH POINT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N830K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N830K-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 52-10800, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Summit Airpark

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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