# NTSB LAX73DUJ58: Beech C-45, N72Q, Portal, AZ, March 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1973
- Place: Portal, AZ · PORTAL, AZ
- Location: 31.9137° N, 109.1414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portal, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9137&lon=-109.1414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUJ58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1538  73/3/12    PORTAL,ARIZ         BEECH C-45          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4975
        TIME - 2000                    N72Q                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 725 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            EL PASO,TEX                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- LND ON UNLTD UNIMPROVED TERRAIN FOR UNDET REASON. PLT NOT MULTI-ENG RATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72Q-2021-08-20), registration cancelled 2021-08-20, S/N AF-56 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45
- Registry model: [Beech C-45G](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (registry code 1151014) (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

## 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 19730312005829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730312005829A), Mar 12, 1973: Beech TC45G, Portal, AZ, Substantial damage. Lnd on unltd unimproved terrain for undet reason. Plt not multi-eng rated.

## Other investigations on N72Q (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 MIA68F0516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0516), May 3, 1968: Beech C-45G (N72Q), Nashville, TN, 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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