# NTSB UNK65X1100: Beechcraft B55, N6845Q, Allentown, PA, December 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1964
- Place: Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3658  64/12/23   ALLENTOWN PA        BEECHCRAFT B55      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1802
        TIME - 1145                    N6845Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF RUN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6845Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Allentown

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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