# NTSB UNK64X3545: Beechcraft C45H, N74838, Gilbertsville, PA, August 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1964
- Place: Gilbertsville, PA · GILBERTSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.3230° N, 75.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilbertsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3230&lon=-75.6086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3545
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3545

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2598  64/8/22    GILBERTSVILLE PA    BEECHCRAFT C45H     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2100
        TIME - 1645                    N74838              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74838](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74838-1970-07-13), registration cancelled 1970-07-13, S/N AF183 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Hanover

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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