# NTSB UNK65X0452: Beechcraft F50, N613Q, Salinas, CA, October 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1964
- Place: Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0452
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0452

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3343  64/10/27   SALINAS CALIF       BEECHCRAFT F50      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1850                    N613Q               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 47, 10185 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE STRUCK SEVERAL DUCKS. SAFE LANDING WAS EFFECTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N613Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT F50
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salinas

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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