# Accident 19830416014309A: Beech 76, Pensacola, FL, April 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1983, 14:10 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4105° N, 87.2207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4105&lon=-87.2207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3711N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3711N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 162 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416014309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA124), Apr 16, 1983: Beech 76 (N3711N), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3711N (1)

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

- [Incident 20111129027569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111129027569I), Nov 29, 2011: Beech 76 (N3711N), Redding, CA, No damage. While at a level flight cruise and during training exercise of a full engine shutdown task. During the attempted of an engine restart the accumulator failed,…

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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