# Incident 19871231076699I: Beech C23, Martinsville, VA, December 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Martinsville, VA
- Airport: Blue Ridge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6315° N, 80.0200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE RIDGE (MTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6315&lon=-80.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6591A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6591A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (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 C23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871231076699I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT DOOR OPENED AFTER TAKEOFF. CIRCLED TO LAND. LOST CONTROL ON LANDING TRYING TO HOLD DOOR.

## Other reports on N6591A (1)

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

- [Incident 19870105000139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870105000139I), Jan 5, 1987: Beech C23 (N6591A), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. Student inadvertently retracted the gear on the landing roll causing the nose gear to collapse.

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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