# Accident 19940327006569A: Beech 58, Gulfshores, AL, March 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1994, 13:55 local time
- Place: Gulfshores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2905° N, 87.6718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Jack Edwards National Airport (JKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2905&lon=-87.6718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200DL-1997-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520WB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940327006569A

## Narrative

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

BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN ON CLIMBOUT. CIRCLED TO LAND. IMPROPER CONTROL ACTION. STALLED BASE TO FINAL.DOOR NOT LOCKED

## 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 ATL94FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA071), Mar 27, 1994: Beech 58TC (N200DL), Gulf Shores, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE BASE TURN. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, HIGH WINDS WITH GUSTS AT THE AIRPORT, AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION DUE 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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