# NTSB LAX66F0164: Beechcraft C50, N432L, Reno, NV, December 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1965
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0164
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0164

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3813   65/12/2   RENO NEV            BEECHCRAFT C50      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1835                    N432L               PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 38, 6300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.PILOTS VISION AFFECTED BY FLOOD LIGHTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N432L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432L-2013-04-16), registration cancelled 2013-04-16, S/N CH-164, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C50
- Registry model: [Beech C-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (registry code 1152510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reno

## Other investigations on N432L (1)

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 FTW02LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA049), Nov 16, 2001: Beech BE-50 (N432L), Altus, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the ditch.

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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