# NTSB FTW79FPM08: Beech C-45H, N8SL, Tulsa, OK, February 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1979
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0609  79/2/17    TULSA,OK            BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1245                    N8SL                PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     28, 6123 TOTAL HOURS, 146
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULSA INT'L
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               TULSA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8SL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tulsa Int'L

## 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 19790217009609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790217009609A), Feb 17, 1979: Beech C45H, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied into snow bank after turning off runway.

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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