# NTSB FTW66A0034: Beechcraft C45H, N628B, Killeen, TX, October 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1965
- Place: Killeen, TX · KILLEEN, TX
- Location: 31.1171° N, 97.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Killeen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1171&lon=-97.7278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3792   65/10/1   KILLEEN TEX         BEECHCRAFT C45H     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2400
        TIME - 1430                    N628B               PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KILLEEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- ROCKER ARM SWITCH WORN EXCESSIVELY RESULTING IN A SHORT CIRCUIT TO THE DOWN LOCK SOLENOID
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N628B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N628B-1972-08-07), registration cancelled 1972-08-07, S/N AF-529 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Killeen

## Other investigations on N628B (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK72DVG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG39), Mar 10, 1972: Beech D18S (N628B), Sacramento, CA, 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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