# Accident 19780904035679A: Beech A56TC, Benton Harbor, MI, September 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1978
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.1135° N, 86.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton Harbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1135&lon=-86.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511JL-1978-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A56TC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 34 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DET37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DET37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904035679A

## Narrative

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

CABIN DOOR OPENED ON TKOF FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.COLLIDED WITH INTENNA ARRAY.

## 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 CHI78DET37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DET37), Sep 4, 1978: Beech A55 (N511JL), Benton Harbor, MI, destroyed

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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