# Accident 19890626017559A: Beech A36, Shelby, MS, June 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1989, 09:35 local time
- Place: Shelby, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9501° N, 90.7592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9501&lon=-90.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1837N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1837N-1991-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626017559A

## Narrative

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

DOOR CAME OPEN ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TO CLOSE IT CIRCLING TO LAND TOO LOW DRAGGED A WING CARTWHEELED.

## 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 MIA89FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA178), Jun 26, 1989: Beech A36 (N1837N), Shelby, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING BACK TO THE RUNWAY WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENTSTALL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO INSURE THE CABIN DOOR…

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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