38.7599° N, 85.4647° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MADISON RGNL (IMS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 15, 1984 · 20:30 local
Place
Madison, IN
Airport
Madison
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N414GN
Reported as
Beech E90
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,200 total4,400 in this make and model100 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.
Cabin door came open and blew off on climbout. Diverted and landed safely. A passenger had closed the door.
As the FAA filed it
CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN AND BLEW OFF ON CLIMBOUT. DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY. A PASSENGER HAD CLOSED THE DOOR.