# NTSB NYC66F0234: Beechcraft C-45H, N135L, Groton, CT, September 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1965
- Place: Groton, CT · GROTON, CT
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2635  65/9/13    GROTON CONN         BEECHCRAFT C-45H    CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 6180
        TIME - 1245                    N135L               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUMBULL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- PILOT MADE SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND AFTER PROPELLERS CONTACTED RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N135L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135L-2009-07-06), registration cancelled 2009-07-06, S/N AF-785, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 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: Trumbull

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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