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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 200BEECH · Seattle, WA · November 19, 1981

Date
November 19, 1981 · 08:15 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Boeing Field International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3875F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA82IA004
Reported as
Beech 200BEECH
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total200 in this make and model100 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 light on. Door blew off when pilot checked. Placarded against checking in flight. Was improperly closed.

As the FAA filed it

CABIN DOOR LIGHT ON. DOOR BLEW OFF WHEN PILOT CHECKED. PLACARDED AGAINST CHECKING IN FLIGHT. WAS IMPROPERLY CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.