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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E33A · Destin, FL · April 7, 1974

Date
April 7, 1974
Place
Destin, FL
Airport
Destin-Ft Walton
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7876R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA74DLA40
Reported as
Beech E33A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total200 in this make and model30 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; 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.

Cabin door opened drg tkof. Lndd about 3 minutes later with gr retracted.

As the FAA filed it

CABIN DOOR OPENED DRG TKOF.LNDD ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER WITH GR RETRACTED.

NTSB investigation

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