# NTSB MIA70F0230: Piper PA-31, N515JH, Alcoa, TN, October 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1969
- Place: Alcoa, TN · ALCOA, TN
- Location: 35.8159° N, 83.9676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alcoa, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8159&lon=-83.9676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0230
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0230

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4322  69/10/25   ALCOA,TENN          PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 959
        TIME - 0740                    N515JH              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE-TYSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TENN              ALCOA,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N515JH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515JH-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 31-274 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcghee-Tyson

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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