MKC74AK044

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C-45H · St Louis, MO · February 1, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 1, 1974
Place
St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N149LBeech C-45H
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740201001719A
Case key
187184

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0127   74/2/1    ST LOUIS,MO         BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0050                    N149L               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 42, 10110 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        HOURS, 3005 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT-ST LOUIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               ST LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- R WING HIT A METAL MAINT LADDER ABT 10FT HI ON RAMP.LADDER LEFT THERE AFTR WORK CPLTD ON OTR ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N149L
Reported as
Beech C-45H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lambert-St Louis

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.