# Accident 20030823021209A: Beech 1900D, Denver, CO, August 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2003, 19:20 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GLBA
- Location: 39.8586° N, 104.6669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8586&lon=-104.6669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N192GL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03IA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03IA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030823021209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LAKESAIR 779, DENVER TO SANTA FE, DEPARTED DEN AND DOOR CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT. DECLARED EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO DEN AND LANDED RY26. ARFF RESPONDED TO AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY AND REPORTED PASSENGERS HYSTERICAL BUT NO PHYSICAL INJURIES. DAMAGE TO DOOR, STRAPS AND PROP.

## 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 DEN03IA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03IA147), Aug 24, 2003: Beech 1900D (N192GL), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the first officer's improper preflight preparation in failing to ensure the cabin airstair door was fully locked and secure. Factors relating to the incident were the cabin airstair door handle not…

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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