# NTSB UNK65X0897: Beechraft 65, N456PC, Midland, TX, December 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1964
- Place: Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0897

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3744   64/12/2   MIDLAND TEX         BEECHRAFT 65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1805                    N456PC              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  40, 8139 TOTAL HOURS, 3
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
          PILOT-DELAYED TURNING ALTERNATOR SWITCHES ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N456PC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT 65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midland

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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