# NTSB UNK64X0537: Piper PA23, N3115P, Beeville, TX, February 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1964
- Place: Beeville, TX · BEEVILLE, TX
- Location: 28.4052° N, 97.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beeville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4052&lon=-97.7489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0537
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0537

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0340  64/2/11    BEEVILLE TEX        PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3500
        TIME - 1100                    N3115P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3115P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3115P-2009-07-27), registration cancelled 2009-07-27, S/N 23-1037, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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