# Accident 20020613013579A: Beech 76, Prescott, AZ, June 13, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 13, 2002, 11:46 local time - Place: Prescott, AZ - Airport: Ernest A Love Field - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141) - Location: 34.6575° N, 112.4217° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6575&lon=-112.4217&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6627U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6627U-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 76 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA206) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020613013579A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT THE PRESCOTT, AZ AIRPORT. DURING THE GO PORTION OF A TOUCH AND GO, THE STUDENT'S DOOR OPENED JUST PRIOR TO LIFT OFF, THE STUDENT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE INSTRUCTOR ASSISTED THE STUDENT WITH BRAKING AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO MAINTAIN THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING BOTH PROPS AND TEARING THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT. (.19) ON JUNE 13, 2002, ABOUT 1143 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH BE-76, N6627U, IMPACTED A DIRT BERM AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 21R AFTER ABORTING A TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFF AT THE ERNEST A. LOVE FIELD AIRPORT (PRC), PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, AND A COMPANY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PRC ABOUT 1000 THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF, THE STUDENT'S DOOR POPPED OPEN. THE STUDENT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A BERM. ACCORDING TO BOTH THE CFI AND STUDENT THE AIRPLANE WAS AT TAKEOFF AIRSPEED WHEN THE DOOR OPENED. ## 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 LAX02LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA206), Jun 13, 2002: Beech BE76 (N6627U), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining, resulting in a runway overrun and collision with a berm. A factor was the cabin door opening during the takeoff… ## Other reports on N6627U (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20161230019639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161230019639A), Dec 30, 2016: Beech 76 (N6627U), Dunnellon, FL, Substantial damage. While performing a short field take off from X35 runway 05 the right engine dual magneto fell off causing engine failure and severe right roll. Crew elected to… - [Incident 20110606011229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110606011229I), Jun 6, 2011: Beech 76 (N6627U), Crystal River, FL, Minor damage. While conducting short field landings the aircraft impacted runway 27 at the Crystal River, FL. The right main gear departed the aircraft. The aircraft… - [Incident 20091001857219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091001857219I), Oct 1, 2009: Beechcraft 76 (N6627U), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. On 10/01/2009 at approximately 1300 EDT, a BE-76 Beechcraft duchess N6627U, registered to crystal aero group, crystal river Florida, contacted the runway at… - [Incident 19881117065829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117065829I), Nov 17, 1988: Beech 76 (N6627U), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Unsafe gear light. Unable to correct. Left gear collapsed on rollout. Found a broken actuator rod. - [Incident 19871014062899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871014062899I), Oct 14, 1987: Beech 76 (N6627U), Stuttgart, AR, Minor damage. During missed approach, CFI turned boost pump on which flooded the simulated failed engine. Aircraft force landed. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.