32.9637° N, 96.8338° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Addison, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 23, 1978 · 21:00 local
Place
Addison, TX
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N961DM
Reported as
Beech E90
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,400 total1,200 in this make and model0 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.
Cabin door blew off aircraft. Uneventful landing made. Door had not been located.
As the FAA filed it
CABIN DOOR BLEW OFF AIRCRAFT. UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE. DOOR HAD NOT BEEN LOCATED.