Accident Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor N159L,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25759
 
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Date:Tuesday 17 August 1965
Time:11:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor
Owner/operator:Jerry Leeds
Registration: N159L
MSN: 1124
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:Accident
Location:Cambridge, MD -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:KCGE
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Engine failure on take-off hit trees

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC66F0217
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.baaa-acro.com/sites/default/files/2018-02AF-64
TC-45G 51-11507 USAF: remanufactured at Wichita by Beech
from T-7 41-21109 c/n 1124 .52
N9975Z reg
N159L Jerry Leeds, Ft Lauderdale FL, to Evansville IN 21.2.62/65
crashed destroyed in forced landing off-airport
due engine failure on takeoff, Cambridge MD 17.8.65/N159L.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
13-Mar-2022 07:34 Scorpion89 Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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