# NTSB UNK64X0810: Beechcraft D45, N74885, Corpus Christi, TX, March 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1964
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX · CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0810
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0810

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0548   64/3/5    CORPUS CHRISTI TX   BEECHCRAFT D45      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 0515                    N74885              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUDDIHY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74885](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74885-1972-05-25), registration cancelled 1972-05-25, S/N BG-29 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D45
- Registry model: [Beech D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (registry code 1152012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cuddihy

## Other investigations on N74885 (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 UNK65X1330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1330), Jan 22, 1965: Beechraft T34B (N74885), Corpus Christi, TX, 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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