19731023033519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 65A90 · De Queen, AR · October 23, 1973

Date
October 23, 1973
Place
De Queen, AR
Airport
Sevier County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N333CS
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74FPG34
Reported as
Beech 65A90
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,350 total65 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pax locked door plt did not ck. Door opened and separated from frame acft pitched violently.

As the FAA filed it

PAX LOCKED DOOR PLT DID NOT CK.DOOR OPENED AND SEPARATED FROM FRAME ACFT PITCHED VIOLENTLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.