# NTSB CHI77FEX38: Beech S35, N2015W, Indianapolis, IN, July 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1977
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2225  77/7/12  NR.INDIANAPOLIS,IN    BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1348
        TIME - 0850                    N2015W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         INDIANAPOLIS,IN              TERRE HAUTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- LEFT MAGS ON WHILE PULLING PROP THROUGH. ACFT HIT HANGER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2015W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2015W), registered now, S/N D-7975, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eagle Creek

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770712029279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712029279A), Jul 12, 1977: Beech S35, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Left mags on while pulling prop through. Acft hit hanger.

## Other investigations on N2015W (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.

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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