UNK64X2466

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft C45H · Long Beach, CA · June 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1964
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9545ZBeechcraft C45H
Status
Completed · report October 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182839

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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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3-1800  64/6/24    LONG BEACH CALIF    BEECHCRAFT C45H     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2200                    N9545Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  45, 18000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-RT GEAR DOOR CONTROL ROD FAILED.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED

Aircraft

Registration
N9545Z
Reported as
Beechcraft C45H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Long Beach

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.