36.6840° N, 76.9414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 21, 1991 · 12:05 local
Place
Franklin, VA
Airport
Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Arp
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N91UC
Reported as
Cndair CL6001A11
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,700 total75 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Main cabin door separated from the aircraft on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Door has not been recovered.
As the FAA filed it
MAIN CABIN DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT ON CLIMB. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. DOOR HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED.