# Accident 19890816066359A: Beech 95B55, Orange, VA, August 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1989, 12:05 local time
- Place: Orange, VA
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2397° N, 78.1094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2397&lon=-78.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N816FW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,553 total, 81 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890816066359A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER OPENED EMERGENCY WINDOW ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT AND RAN OFF END OF WET RUNWAY.

## 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 BFO89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA072), Aug 16, 1989: Beech B55 (N816FW), Orange, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED WHEN THE PILOT WAS STARTLED BY THE SOUND FROM THE EMERGENCY WINDOW EXIT WHICH WAS INADVERTENTLY OPENED BY A PASSENGER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME TO…

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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