# NTSB OAK78FVW18: Beech C45H, N481E, Las Vegas, NV, August 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1978
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVW18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVW18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1917   78/8/8    LAS VEGAS,NV        BEECH C45H          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 9169
        TIME - 1430                    N481E               PX-  0  0 10  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC CARRAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND CANYON,AZ             LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- GEAR RETRACTED INSTEAD OF FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N481E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481E-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 52-10658, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 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: Mc Carran Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780808022129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808022129A), Aug 8, 1978: Beech TC45G, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Gear retracted instead of flaps.

## Other investigations on N481E (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 FTW70FPG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPG39), Jun 30, 1970: Beech C-45-H (N481E), Nashville, AR, 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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