# NTSB UNK64X1142: Beechcraft 55, N1286Z, Laporte, IN, April 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1964
- Place: Laporte, IN · LAPORTE, IN
- Location: 41.6109° N, 86.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6109&lon=-86.7148&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): 184593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1142

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0795   64/4/3    LAPORTE IND         BEECHCRAFT 55       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 1500
        TIME - 1500                    N1286Z              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAPORTE MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1286Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1286Z-2018-03-09), registration cancelled 2018-03-09, S/N TC-103, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (registry code 1152702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laporte Mun

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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