# Incident 19811119088129I: Beech 200BEECH, Seattle, WA, November 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1981, 08:15 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3875F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82IA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82IA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119088129I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA82IA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82IA004), Nov 19, 1981: Beech 200 (N3875F), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage

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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