# Accident 19870331007889A: Beech S35, Tucson, AZ, March 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1987, 14:15 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1505° N, 110.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1505&lon=-110.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13W-2017-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331007889A

## Narrative

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

CABIN DOOR OPENED ON LIFTOFF. PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT BUT LANDED BEFORE THE GEAR LOCKED DOWN. CAN FLY WITH OPEN DOOR

## 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 LAX87LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA164), Mar 31, 1987: Beech S35 (N13W), Tucson, AZ, 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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