# NTSB NYC66F0493: Beechcraft C45H, N168L, Windsor Locks, CT, February 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1966
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT · WINDSOR LOCKS, CT
- Location: 41.9298° N, 72.6580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor Locks, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9298&lon=-72.6580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0493

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0168   66/2/9    WINDSOR LOCKS CON   BEECHCRAFT C45H     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2250                    N168L               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 44, 5724 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            194 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-RETRACTED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N168L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N168L-2011-10-17), registration cancelled 2011-10-17, S/N AF-340, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C45H
- 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: Bradley

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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