# NTSB MKC68F0239: Beech C-45, N1820B, Portage D-Siox, MO, March 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1967
- Place: Portage D-Siox, MO · PORTAGE D-SIOX, MO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0239
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0239

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3756   67/3/7    PORTAGE D-SIOX MO   BEECH C-45          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 15000
        TIME - 1058                    N1820B              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMARTT FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1820B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1820B-2012-08-01), registration cancelled 2012-08-01, S/N AF-718, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45
- 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: Smartt Field

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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