# NTSB UNK65X1449: Beechcraft 65, N848Q, Chihuahua, Mexico, February 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1965
- Place: Chihuahua, Mexico · CHIHUAHUA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1449
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1449

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0013  65/2/23  NR.CHIHUAHUA MEXICO   BEECHCRAFT 65       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1500
        TIME - 1425                    N848Q               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N848Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N848Q-2015-05-13), registration cancelled 2015-05-13, S/N AF-508, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 65
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N848Q (3)

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.

- [NTSB FTW72AF008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF008), Jul 29, 1971: Beech C-45H (N848Q), Dallas, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71AF038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF038), Jan 13, 1971: Beech E18 (N848Q), Waco, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71AF006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF006), Aug 19, 1970: Beech C-45H (N848Q), Dallas, TX, substantial damage

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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