39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 10, 1983 · 07:15 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RECA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N999KS
Reported as
Piper PA60602P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total500 in this make and model300 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.
Upper half of cabin door blew off on climbout. No malfunction found. Possible not closed properly.
As the FAA filed it
UPPER HALF OF CABIN DOOR BLEW OFF ON CLIMBOUT. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND. POSSIBLE NOT CLOSED PROPERLY.