# Accident 19951103036059A: Beech 65A90, Wichita, KS, November 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Colonel James Jabara Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7698° N, 97.2110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7698&lon=-97.2110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93RY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93RY-2013-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951103036059A

## Narrative

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

AIRSTAIR OPENED DURING TEST FLIGHT FOR NEW DOOR SEAL. DISREGARD PLACARD NOT TO UNLOCK DOOR INFLIGHT. CHECKING DOOR.

## 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 CHI96LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA025), Nov 3, 1995: Beech A90 (N93RY), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow procedures/directives regarding the entrance door, which resulted the door coming open in flight.

## Other reports on N93RY (2)

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

- [Incident 20090731013069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731013069I), Jul 31, 2009: Beech 65A90 (N93RY), Shell Knob, MO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost directional control during lanidng roll on wet grass and struck a drainage ditch, collapsing the left main gear leg.
- [Incident 19991101041789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991101041789I), Nov 1, 1999: Beech 65A90 (N93RY), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. (-23)Pilto experienced a catastrophic failure of the right engine during take-off on rwy 1R at Wichita mid continet airport. Aborted take-off adn taxied off of…

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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