# Accident 19740407012459A: Beech E33A, Destin, FL, April 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1974
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Ft Walton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4022&lon=-86.4673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7876R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740407012459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74DLA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA40), Apr 7, 1974: Beech E33A (N7876R), Destin, GA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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