# Accident 19821016053269A: Beech E17L, Wichita, KS, October 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1982, 17:40 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Mcconnell Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6231° N, 97.2676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC CONNELL AFB (IAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6231&lon=-97.2676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15846, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15846) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C17L (registry code 1150518, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c17l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E17L
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,557 total, 386 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821016053269A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN DURING TAKEOFF, PILOTS ATTENTION DIVERTED AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 MKC83LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA010), Oct 16, 1982: Beech E17L (N15846), Mcconnell Afb, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15846 (2)

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

- [Incident 20161001019759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001019759I), Oct 1, 2016: Beech C17L (N15846), Salina, KS, Minor damage. Aircraft had just departed Salina Municipal Airport and was climbing out at approximately 09:35 when the pilot reported a rough running engine loosing power.…
- [Incident 20030729019389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030729019389I), Jul 29, 2003: Beech C17L (N15846), Derby, KS, Minor damage. (-23) After landing a dust devil was encountered that caused the aircraft to ground loop and taxi into a cut wheat field. Minor damage was done to the landing…

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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