# Incident 19960921035629I: Beech 35B33, Heber, UT, September 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1996, 14:05 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4818° N, 111.4288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HEBER VALLEY (HCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4818&lon=-111.4288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8927A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8927A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921035629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT INDICATED HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF HEBER, UTAH AFTER AN EAA FLY-IN WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. THE DOOR DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE AS IT LEFT THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT LANDED AT PROVO, UTAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS SOME TURBULENCE, THE PILOT FELT IT WAS NO FACTOR. INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT A MOD WAS PUT IN THIS AIRCRAFT FOR A QUICK RELEASE DOOR LIKE ON AEROBATIC AIRCRAFT. THE IA MECHANIC WHICH RECEIVED THE AIRCRAFT ROR REPAIR INDICATED THE PINS AND RODS WERE BENT PREVIOUSLY LIKE SOMEONE MISTAKED THE RED HANDLE FOR THE NORMAL HANDLE. WHEN THE PERSON REALIZED THEY WERE OPENING THE DOOR WITH THE WRONG HANDLE, THEY FORCED THE HANDLE BACK INTO IT'S ORIGINAL POSITION BENDING THE PINS. THE DOOR IS BEING REPLACED WITH THE EMERGENCY HANDLE RELEASE BEING REMOVED. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT AND IS CLOSED.

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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