# NTSB UNK65X1250: Beechraft E35, N3515B, Oakland, CA, January 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1965
- Place: Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1250
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1250

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0195   65/1/7    OAKLAND CALIF       BEECHRAFT E35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1420                    N3515B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-LEFT GEAR UP-LOCK ROLLER BINDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3515B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3515B-2012-04-17), registration cancelled 2012-04-17, S/N D-3732, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (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: Oakland

## Other investigations on N3515B (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 ERA10LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA014), Oct 10, 2009: Beech E35 (N3515B), Mount Morris, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to take off from unsuitable terrain with a quartering tailwind.

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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