# NTSB FTW67A0095: Beech C-45H, N9304Z, New Orleans, LA, February 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1967
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0551  67/2/27    NEW ORLEANS,LA      BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3800
        TIME - 1700                    N9304Z              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOISANT INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- CONTROL TOWER GAVE PLT RED LIGHT. PROPELLERS STRUCK RNWY ON GO AROUND. SAFE LANDING ACCOMPLISHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9304Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9304Z-2017-02-13), registration cancelled 2017-02-13, S/N AF-120, built 1951 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moisant Intl

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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