# Accident 19911114051879A: Beech S35, St Petersburg, FL, November 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1991, 12:30 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 27.7651° N, 82.6269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERT WHITTED (SPG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7651&lon=-82.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2015W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2015W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,650 total, 1,066 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911114051879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ELDERLY PASSENGER LOST HIS BALANCE ON WING WALK WHILE BOARDING AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS HEAD ON RAMP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 MIA92LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA027), Nov 14, 1991: Beech BE-35 (N2015W), St. Petersburg, FL, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S LOSS OF BALANCE RESULTING FROM A PREVIOUS IMPAIRMENT.

## Other reports on N2015W (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220428006509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220428006509I), Apr 28, 2022: Beech S35 (N2015W), Princeton, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he was on approach 39N and was landing on runway 28. He stated that entered the traffic pattern, extended the landing gear and flaps and…
- [Incident 20160206000689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160206000689I), Feb 6, 2016: Beech S35 (N2015W), Crystal River, FL, Minor damage. The aircraft made a normal landing on runway 9 at kcgc. During the landing rollout, the nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 20090919049519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090919049519I), Sep 19, 2009: Beech S35 (N2015W), Crystal River, FL, Minor damage. Flight instructor (pilot-in-command) and "student," a private pilot building complex airplane time towards a commercial certificate, were utilizing runway 9 at…
- [Incident 20001031018799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001031018799I), Oct 31, 2000: Beech S35 (N2015W), Keystone Height, FL, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot was taxing along a closed towards the ramp area. Aircraft nose wheel fell onto a hidden pothole. Nose wheel collapsed causing minor damage to the…
- [Accident 19770712029279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712029279A), Jul 12, 1977: Beech S35 (N2015W), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Left mags on while pulling prop through. Acft hit hanger.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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