# Accident 19910628024899A: Beech B19, Dallas, TX, June 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9592° N, 96.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9592&lon=-96.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18989, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18989-1994-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910628024899A

## Narrative

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

DOOR CAME OPEN ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE TO CLOSE. CIRCLING TO LANDING FLEW INTO GROUND.

## 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 FTW91LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA110), Jun 28, 1991: Beech B19 (N18989), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENTRY DOOR OPENING IN FLIGHT, INADEQUATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PUBLISHED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND POOR EMERGENCY TRAINING BY THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR. FACTORS WERE INADEQUATE DESIGN/INSTALLATION OF…

## Other reports on N18989 (3)

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

- [Incident 19910131006819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910131006819I), Jan 31, 1991: Beech B19 (N18989), Wills Point, TX, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Main gear collapsed going through a ditch.
- [Accident 19900703023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900703023229A), Jul 3, 1990: Beech B19 (N18989), Mc Kinney, TX, Substantial damage. Gave student simulated engine out on takeoff. Aircraft stalled on high flake hit runway and broke both main gears.
- [Incident 19820320010759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820320010759I), Mar 20, 1982: Beech B19 (N18989), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Student allowed aircraft to porpoise on landing until nose gear collapsed.

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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