# NTSB MKC66F0130: Howard DGA-15, N9045H, Basehor, KS, April 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1965
- Place: Basehor, KS · BASEHOR, KS
- Location: 39.1315° N, 94.9348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Basehor, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1315&lon=-94.9348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1886  65/4/18    BASEHOR KANS        HOWARD DGA-15       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2960
        TIME - 1215                    N9045H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHERN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9045H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9045H-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 955, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA-15
- Registry model: [Howard DGA-15P](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (registry code 4690506) (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: Northern

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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