UNK64X0981

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft B45 · Corpus Christi, TX · March 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 19, 1964
Place
Corpus Christi, TX · CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9131RBeechcraft B45
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185110

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0668  64/3/19    CORPUS CHRISTI TX   BEECHCRAFT B45      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 218
        TIME - 2230                    N9131R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORPUS CHRISTI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        REMARKS- HIT RUNWAY LIP AT NIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N9131R
Reported as
Beechcraft B45
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Corpus Christi

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.