# Accident 20020817023029A: Beech C35BEECH, Nampa, ID, August 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Airport: Nampa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5814° N, 116.5272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5814&lon=-116.5272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1888D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1888D-2019-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020817023029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF, THE STORM (VENT) WINDOW ON THE PILOTS LEFT SIDE OPENED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 100 FEET IN THE AIR WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO CLOSE THE WINDOW. AS THE PILOT TRIED TO CLOSE THE WINDOW, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD AND DOWN. THE AIRSPEED WAS AT OR BELOW RECOMMENDED TAKEOFF SPEED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL HIS RATE OF DESCENT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD RESULTING IN THE BLOWOUT OF BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE NOSE GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT. THE PILOT'S CHIN HIT THE YOKE CAUSING A MINOR CUT. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT INCURRED A MAJOR INJURY TO HIS BACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE REAR PASSENGERS. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS WITHIN LIMITS.

## 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 SEA02LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA159), Aug 17, 2002: Beech C-35 (N1888D), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following an inadvertent opening of the airplane's storm window.

## Other reports on N1888D (1)

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

- [Accident 20190519004869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190519004869A), May 19, 2019: Beech C35 (N1888D), Melba, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The boise FSDO received notification of an aircraft accident with post-crash fire 300 yards north of Sunrise Skypark Airport (ID40) near Melba, Idaho under…

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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