# NTSB OAK66F0263: Beech C-45H, N74034, Honolulu, HI, April 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1966
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0263
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0263

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0866  66/4/23    HONOLULU HAWAII     BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0430                    N74034              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, 3580 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.LANDING GEAR MOTOR GEAR TEETH FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74034](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74034-1967-11-13), registration cancelled 1967-11-13, S/N AF-798 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Honolulu

## Other investigations on N74034 (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 OAK67D0245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0245), Mar 5, 1967: Beech C-45H (N74034), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed

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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