# NTSB UNK64X2012: Beechcraft 65, N445BA, Springfield, IL, May 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1964
- Place: Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1881  64/5/29    SPRINGFIELD ILL     BEECHCRAFT 65       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1440                    N445BA              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  32, 5800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-FAILURE OF RETRACTION MOTOR SPLINE TOOTH.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N445BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capital

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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