# Incident 19810625062399I: Beech H35, Grand Canyon, AZ, June 25, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1981, 11:41 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon Natl
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8213D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8213D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 350 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/19810625062399I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DOOR OPENED ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IMMEDIATELY WITH GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N8213D (2)

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

- [Incident 19850601034739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850601034739I), Jun 1, 1985: Beech H35 (N8213D), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. In attempt to get down, pilot descended faster than normal. Bounced twice on touchdown and nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19820903050589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820903050589I), Sep 3, 1982: Beech H35 (N8213D), Watsonville, CA, Minor damage. Retracted landing gear instead of flaps on a touch and go.

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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