# NTSB MKC74AK044: Beech C-45H, N149L, St Louis, MO, February 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1974
- Place: St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0127   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149L-2013-04-11), registration cancelled 2013-04-11, S/N AF-703, built 1954 (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: Lambert-St Louis

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740201001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740201001719A), Feb 1, 1974: Beech C45H, St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. R wing hit a metal maint ladder abt 10FT hi on ramp. Ladder left there aftr work cpltd on otr acft.

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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