NYC66F0190

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft C-45H · Nantucket, MA · August 8, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1965
Place
Nantucket, MA · NANTUCKET, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N160LBeechcraft C-45H
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176574

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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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3-2290   65/8/8    NANTUCKET MASS      BEECHCRAFT C-45H    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4000
        TIME - 1645                    N160L               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NANTUCKET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N160L
Reported as
Beechcraft C-45H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nantucket

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.