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: on January 16, 1997, a Beech 99, owned and operated by alpine air of provo, Utah, had departed billings, Montana, and was operating at 9500 feet in level flight when pilot's access door departed the aircraft. The aircraft landed at Great Falls, Montana, without incident. No injuries were sustained by the crew, and no damagae occured to persons or property on the ground. The aircraft had no mechanical malfunction and had only minor damage. privacy data omitted No actual maintenance on this system is required by Beech's maintenance program or the operators aaip safety recommendation pending. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 16, 1997, A BEECH 99, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ALPINE AIR OF PROVO, UTAH, HAD DEPARTED BILLINGS, MONTANA, AND WAS OPERATING AT 9500 FEET IN LEVEL FLIGHT WHEN PILOT'S ACCESS DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE CREW, AND NO DAMAGAE OCCURED TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND HAD ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO ACTUAL MAINTENANCE ON THIS SYSTEM IS REQUIRED BY BEECH'S MAINTENANCE PROGRAM OR THE OPERATORS AAIP SAFETY RECOMMENDATION PENDING. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N950AA · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.