# NTSB FTW70F0079: Beech C-45H, N850C, Plainview, TX, July 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1969
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4744   69/7/1    PLAINVIEW,TEX       BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0714                    N850C               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   55, 12020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANEVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINVIEW,TEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  350                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING TOWNS
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY
        REMARKS- L ENG QUIT ON APCH,LOST PWR ON R ENG,LNDD SHORT OF RWY ON RD,HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N850C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Planeview

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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