# NTSB FTW67F0370: Beech D45, N4946C, Kingsville, TX, November 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1966
- Place: Kingsville, TX · KINGSVILLE, TX
- Location: 27.5092° N, 97.8610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5092&lon=-97.8610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0370
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0370

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0891  66/11/27   KINGSVILLE TEX      BEECH D45           CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1550                    N4946C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 1000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CO-PLT TURNED CTL LOOSE AT 500 FT.EACH PLT THOUGHT OTHER PLT HAD CTL OF ACFT.CO-PLT DIED 12-6-66.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4946C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4946C-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N BG384, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- Registry model: [Beech D-45 (T-34B)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45-t-34b) (registry code 1152020) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4946C (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 UNK64X3557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3557), Aug 23, 1964: Beechcraft T34 (N4946C), Jesup, GA, 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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