# Incident 20020422011999I: Beech 200BEECH, Hillsdale, WI, April 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2002, 17:25 local time
- Place: Hillsdale, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: F6DA
- Location: 45.2507° N, 91.8107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2507&lon=-91.8107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26SJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 425 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02IA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02IA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020422011999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04/22/02 A BE-200, N26SJ, DEPARTED ON A FLIGHT FROM ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN HOLMAN FIELD, MINNESOTA, AT 1715 CDT, ENROUTE TO OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, APPLETON, WISCONSIN. DURING THE FLIGHT, AT 19,000 FEET, THEY LOST THE AIRSTAIR ENTRANCE DOOR AND LOST PRESSURIZATION. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE CREW CLAIMED THAT THE AIRSTAIR ENTRANCE DOOR WAS LOCKED. THE AIRSTAIR ENTRANCE DOOR WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 30 NM NORTHWEST OF EAU CLAIRE, WI., BY A FARMER NEAR HILLSDALE, WI. WE FOUND THE DOOR IN A FULLY LOCKED CONDITION, JUST AS THE PILOT STATED.

## 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 CHI02IA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02IA116), Apr 22, 2002: Beech 200 (N26SJ), Hillsdale, WI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the passenger/crew door latch pin during cruise flight.

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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