# Incident 19780504031959I: Beech 95B55, Crystal, MN, May 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1978, 10:09 local time
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0373° N, 93.3595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0373&lon=-93.3595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1621W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1621W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504031959I

## Narrative

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

DOOR POPPED OPEN ON TAKEOFF, PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO LATCH DOOR, RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N1621W (1)

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

- [Accident 20200822014189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200822014189A), Aug 22, 2020: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N1621W), Athens, TX, Substantial damage. Gear up landing

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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