# NTSB LAX66D0115: Beechcraft A45, N68628, Santa Ana, CA, September 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1965
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2777  65/9/10    SANTA ANA CALIF     BEECHCRAFT A45      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 170
        TIME - 1338                    N68628              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT MOONEY M21 N8117F SUBST. DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68628](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68628-2015-05-04), registration cancelled 2015-05-04, S/N BG-306, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A45
- Registry model: [Beech D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (registry code 1152012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

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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