# NTSB OAK66F0249: Beech C-45G, N234JC, Kanapali, HI, March 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1966
- Place: Kanapali, HI · KANAPALI, HI
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0249
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0249

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0648  66/3/23    KANAPALI HAWAII     BEECH C-45G         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6000
        TIME - 0735                    N234JC              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAANAPALI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ATTACH POINTS FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N234JC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234JC-1973-11-28), registration cancelled 1973-11-28, S/N AF317 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 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: Kaanapali

## Other investigations on N234JC (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 OAK74AP005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP005), Jul 24, 1973: Volpar C-45G (N234JC), Honolulu, HI, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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