# Accident 19830622026539A: Beech C24R, St Cloud, MN, June 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: St Cloud, MN
- Airport: St Cloud
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5466° N, 94.0599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5466&lon=-94.0599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6718M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6718M-1983-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,856 total, 9 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830622026539A

## Narrative

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

A DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. AIRCRAFT STALLED TURNING DOWNWIND FOR LANDING. POSSIBLE PANIC JUDGMENT FACTOR.

## 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 CHI83LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA276), Jun 22, 1983: Beech C24R (N6718M), Saint Cloud, MN, substantial 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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