# NTSB UNK64X3396: Beech C-45F, N12068, Kankakee, IL, August 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1964
- Place: Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3396
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3396

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2485  64/8/15    KANKAKEE ILL        BEECH C-45F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N12068              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 40, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER KANKAKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12068](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12068-1970-07-06), registration cancelled 1970-07-06, S/N 43-35858-A, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45F
- Registry model: [Beech C-45F](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45f) (registry code 1150909) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Greater Kankakee

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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