# NTSB FTW72AF008: Beech C-45H, N848Q, Dallas, TX, July 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1971
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4405  71/7/29    DALLAS,TEX          BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1906                    N848Q               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 22, 2400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TYLER,TEX                   DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UN FULLY EXTEND L GR. UPPER DRIVE SPROCKET SUPPORT BRACKETS FAILED AT WELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N848Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N848Q-2015-05-13), registration cancelled 2015-05-13, S/N AF-508, built 1953 (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: Love

## Other investigations on N848Q (3)

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 FTW71AF038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF038), Jan 13, 1971: Beech E18 (N848Q), Waco, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71AF006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF006), Aug 19, 1970: Beech C-45H (N848Q), Dallas, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1449), Feb 23, 1965: Beechcraft 65 (N848Q), Chihuahua, Mexico, 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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