# NTSB MIA69F0402: Beech C-45G, N161U, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, March 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1969
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&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, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0402
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0402

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0409  69/3/21    FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   BEECH C-45G         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1154                    N161U               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     47, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- VOLPAR TRI GR. NOSE GR FORK HAD LONGITUDINAL CRACK. SERVICE BULLETIN NR 7 ON GR INSPECTION NCW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N161U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161U-1982-02-06), registration cancelled 1982-02-06, S/N 51-11889 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45G
- Registry model: [Beech C-45G](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (registry code 1151014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hollywood

## Other investigations on N161U (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 MIA78FKT38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT38), Mar 24, 1978: Beech C45G (N161U), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0569), Nov 5, 1964: Beechcraft C45G (N161U), Fajardo, PR, 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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