# NTSB MIA69F0344: Beech N35, N2845V, Spartanburg, SC, January 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1969
- Place: Spartanburg, SC · SPARTANBURG, SC
- Location: 34.9456° N, 81.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9456&lon=-81.9259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0344
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0344

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1060   69/1/5    SPARTANBURG,SC      BEECH N35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 429
        TIME - 1522                    N2845V              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARTANBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ARM RETRACT ACTUATOR SPLIT OPEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2845V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2845V-1992-10-05), registration cancelled 1992-10-05, S/N D250 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spartanburg

## 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 MIA66F0261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0261), Oct 16, 1965: Beechcraft D35 (N2845V), Gastonia, NC, 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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