# NTSB OAK66F0060: Beechcraft C-45G, N866H, Honolulu, HI, August 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1965
- Place: Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2373  65/8/20    HONOLULU HAWAII     BEECHCRAFT C-45G    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 22000
        TIME - 1330                    N866H               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, INSTRUMENT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FORK FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N866H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866H-1971-10-22), registration cancelled 1971-10-22, S/N AF-313 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C-45G
- Registry model: [Beech C-45G](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (registry code 1151014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Honolulu Int

## Other investigations on N866H (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK66D0224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0224), Mar 15, 1966: Beech C45G (N866H), Kaanapali, HI, substantial damage

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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