# NTSB SEA66F0107: Beechcraft C-45G, N248GB, Cave Junctn, OR, July 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1965
- Place: Cave Junctn, OR · CAVE JUNCTN, OR
- Location: 42.1667° N, 123.6481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cave Junction, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1667&lon=-123.6481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3731  65/7/26    CAVE JUNCTN OREG    BEECHCRAFT C-45G    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0915                    N248GB              PX-  0  0  2  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   38, 7829 TOTAL HOURS, 793
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ILLINOIS VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-MALFUNCTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N248GB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248GB-2009-10-09), registration cancelled 2009-10-09, S/N AF-444, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C-45G
- 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: Illinois Valley

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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