19830416014309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 76 · Pensacola, FL · April 16, 1983

Date
April 16, 1983 · 14:10 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3711N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83LA124
Reported as
Beech 76
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total162 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilots door came open on liftoff. Aborted the takeoff and landed with the already retracted gear up. Misjudgment.

As the FAA filed it

PILOTS DOOR CAME OPEN ON LIFTOFF. ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND LANDED WITH THE ALREADY RETRACTED GEAR UP. MISJUDGMENT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N3711N · 1

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