# NTSB FTW74AF008: Beech C-45H, N118X, Dallas, TX, August 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1973
- 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1928   73/8/2    DALLAS,TEX          BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0010                    N118X               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      41, 9179 TOTAL HOURS, 562
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  WACO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- R GR WOULDNT LOCK DOWN. R OUTBD SHAFT ASSY HAD ADDED HOLES DRILLED AT UNDET TIME. WEAKENED SHAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N118X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118X-1974-03-08), registration cancelled 1974-03-08, S/N AF876 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Love

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730802025059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802025059A), Aug 2, 1973: Beech C45H, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. R gr wouldnt lock down. R outbd shaft assy had added holes drilled at undet time. Weakened shaft.

## Other investigations on N118X (2)

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 FTW74AF047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF047), Dec 26, 1973: Beech C-45H (N118X), Dallas, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI72FEM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM43), Jan 14, 1972: Beech C-45H (N118X), Freeland, MI, 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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