# Accident 19921004040049A: Beech C24R, Fayetteville, AR, October 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1992, 10:56 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, AR
- Airport: Drake Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0051° N, 94.1701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DRAKE FLD (FYV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0051&lon=-94.1701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6636Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 58 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921004040049A

## Narrative

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

DOOR CAME OPEN ON CLIMBOUT. FLEW PATTERN BACK TO RUNWAY. OVERSHOT TURN TO FINAL. TURNED BACK CAUSING HIGH SINK RATE

## 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 FTW93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA005), Oct 4, 1992: Beech C24R (N6636Y), Fayetteville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED FLARE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE DOOR PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

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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