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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 404CESSNA · Denver, CO · July 10, 1996

Date
July 10, 1996 · 12:49 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Denver International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EATA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N167SA
Reported as
Cessna 404CESSNA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,400 total400 in this make and model150 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.

Narrative: while in cruise flight, PIC harmon observed the door warning light illuminate. Moments later, the door opened in flight and appeared to have been torn off by the airstream. PIC harmon advised Denver center of the problem and landed without incident at dia at 1849Z. Door remained attached to the aircraft. This incident investigation is closed. No further action required.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PIC HARMON OBSERVED THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. MOMENTS LATER, THE DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT AND APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN TORN OFF BY THE AIRSTREAM. PIC HARMON ADVISED DENVER CENTER OF THE PROBLEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT DIA AT 1849Z. DOOR REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

Other reports on N167SA · 2

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