# NTSB NYC66A0007: Beechcraft C-45G, N2818G, Parkersburg, WV, July 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1965
- Place: Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0809  65/7/13    PARKERSBURG W VA    BEECHCRAFT C-45G    CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1502                    N2818G              PX-  4  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 42, 6500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            151 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2818G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C-45G
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wood County

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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