# NTSB UNK64X0905: Beechcraft A45, N7613B, El Dorado, KS, March 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1964
- Place: El Dorado, KS · EL DORADO, KS
- Location: 37.8204° N, 96.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8204&lon=-96.8630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0905
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0905

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0073  64/3/14    EL DORADO KAN       BEECHCRAFT A45      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 573
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7613B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL DORADO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7613B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A45
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Dorado

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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