# NTSB UNK64X2233: Beechcraft 35, N2815V, West Mifflin, PA, June 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1964
- Place: West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Location: 40.3574° N, 79.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Mifflin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3574&lon=-79.9056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2233
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2233

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1618  64/6/11    WEST MIFFLIN PA     BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1100
        TIME - 2207                    N2815V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2815V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2815V-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N D216, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Allegheny County

## Other investigations on N2815V (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 FTW98LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA078), Dec 28, 1997: Beech 35 (N2815V), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel and his inadequate pre-flight planning. Factors were the pilot's disorientation due to instrument meteorological conditions. Another factor,…

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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