# NTSB SEA77DYK23: Beech C45H, N600UW, Medford, OR, September 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1977
- Place: Medford, OR · MEDFORD, OR
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYK23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2900  77/9/11  NR.MEDFORD,OR         BEECH C45H          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N600UW              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 41, 2525 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAGLE SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MEDFORD,OR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RUNWAY SLOPES L TO R FOR DRAINAGE.LEFT BRAKE INEFFECTIVE.HIT TREE ON R SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N600UW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600UW-2013-03-26), registration cancelled 2013-03-26, S/N AF-610, built 1954 (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: Beagle Sky Ranch

## 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 19770911028589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770911028589A), Sep 11, 1977: Beech C45H, Medford, OR, Substantial damage. Runway slopes l to r for drainage. Left brake ineffective. Hit tree on r side.

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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