FTW69A0047

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C-45H · Midland, TX · January 14, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 14, 1969
Place
Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9570ZBeech C-45H
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191487

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0021  69/1/14    MIDLAND,TEX         BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0400                    N9570Z              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            62, 19032 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND-ODESSA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA

Aircraft

Registration
N9570Z
Reported as
Beech C-45H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Midland-Odessa

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.