# NTSB MIA70A0010: Beech C-45H, N157L, Patrick Afb, FL, July 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1969
- Place: Patrick Afb, FL · PATRICK AFB, FL
- Location: 28.2322° N, 80.6099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patrick AFB, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2322&lon=-80.6099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2641  69/7/31    PATRICK AFB,FLA     BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1469
        TIME - 0029                    N157L               PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 444 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATRICK AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 PATRICK AFB,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- CAM IN GR SWITCH FAILED. CREW WAS UNABLE TO TELL GR POSITION FROM INDICATOR UPON MANUAL EXTENSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N157L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157L-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N AF-50, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (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
- Airport: Patrick Afb

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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