# NTSB NYC66F0217: Beechcraft C-45H, N159L, Cambridge, MD, August 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1965
- Place: Cambridge, MD · CAMBRIDGE, MD
- Location: 38.5541° N, 76.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5541&lon=-76.0772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0217

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2553  65/8/17    CAMBRIDGE MD        BEECHCRAFT C-45H    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1154                    N159L               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            44, 11000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMBRIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N159L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159L-1965-10-25), registration cancelled 1965-10-25, S/N AF-64 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C-45H
- Registry model: [Beech TC-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45h) (registry code 1151020) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cambridge

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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