# NTSB UNK65X1245: Beechraft D95A, N179Q, Charleston, SC, January 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1965
- Place: Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7766&lon=-79.9309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1245
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1245

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0032   65/1/7    CHARLESTON SC       BEECHRAFT D95A      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N179Q               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N179Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT D95A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Charleston

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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