# Accident 19730626021979A: Beech 65A90, Alamosa, CO, June 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1973
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Airport: Alamosa Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.4745° N, 105.8770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamosa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4745&lon=-105.8770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 560 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730626021979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CABIN DOOR OPENED IN FLT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN74DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE05), Jun 26, 1973: Beech 65-90 (N735K), Alamosa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N735K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860404050429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860404050429I), Apr 4, 1986: Beech 6590 (N735K), Terre Haute, IN, Minor damage. During checkout in aircraft, copilot retracted the gear instead of flaps.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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