# NTSB UNK64X0576: Beechcraft A45, N69972, Columbus, OH, February 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1964
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0576
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0576

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0367  64/2/15    COLUMBUS OHIO       BEECHCRAFT A45      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 250
        TIME - 1000                    N69972              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DISTRACTED BY OTHER TRAFFIC
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N69972 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A45
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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