# NTSB SEA77FTA15: Beech C-45H, N5043K, Plentywood, MT, April 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1977
- Place: Plentywood, MT · PLENTYWOOD, MT
- Location: 48.7760° N, 104.5573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plentywood, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7760&lon=-104.5573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA15

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0953   77/4/3    PLENTYWOOD,MT       BEECH C-45H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2235                    N5043K              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE UNK/NR, 14000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BILLINGS,MT                 PLENTYWOOD,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BLACK ICE ON RWY,BRAKING MINIMAL.NOSE GR COLLAPSED IN SOFT RWY OVERRUN AREA.UNICOM NOT IN OPN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5043K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5043K-2015-04-27), registration cancelled 2015-04-27, S/N 52-10712, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- 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: Sherwood

## 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 19770403005949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770403005949A), Apr 3, 1977: Beech C45H, Plentywood, MT, Substantial damage. Black ice on rwy,braking minimal. Nose gr collapsed in soft rwy overrun area.UNICOM not in opn.

## Other investigations on N5043K (2)

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 MKC71AK034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK034), Dec 12, 1970: Beech C-45H (N5043K), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71FDM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM26), Sep 19, 1970: Beech C-45H (N5043K), Rochester, MN, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.