# NTSB MIA66F0261: Beechcraft D35, N2845V, Gastonia, NC, October 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1965
- Place: Gastonia, NC · GASTONIA, NC
- Location: 35.2621° N, 81.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gastonia, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2621&lon=-81.1873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0261

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2896  65/10/16   GASTONIA NC         BEECHCRAFT D35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 235
        TIME - 1000                    N2845V              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE                                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: ELECTRIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PROPELLER PITCH MOTOR GEAR SHAFT FAILED P/N 901-217-26
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2845V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2845V-1992-10-05), registration cancelled 1992-10-05, S/N D250 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2845V (2)

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 MIA70D0226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0226), Nov 12, 1969: Beech 35 (N2845V), Greensboro, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0344), Jan 5, 1969: Beech N35 (N2845V), Spartanburg, SC, 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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