20040108000159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E-90 · Galesburg, IL · January 8, 2004

Date: January 8, 2004 · 14:47 local
Place: Galesburg, IL
Airport: Galesburg Municipal
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: TIDA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N48TA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA053
Reported as: Beech E90
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total3,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N48TARegistration cancelled May 29, 2020 · Beech E-90S/N LW-283 Airframe modelBeech E-90

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What happened

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(-23) On January 8, 2004, about 1427 central standard time, a Beech E-90, N48TA, operated by tidewater aero, sustained substantial damage when the cabin door opened in-flight and impacted the empennage during climbout near Galesburg, Illinois. The non-scheduled domestic passenger flight was operating under 14 CFR part 135. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An IFR flight plan was on file. The airline transport pilot and his six passengers reported no injuries. The flight originated at the Galesburg Municipal Airport (gbg), near Galesburg, Illinois, about 1420, and was destined for mountain empire airport, near marion, Virginia. At 1425, the gbg recorded weather was: wind 030 degrees at 5 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition overcast 7,500 feet; temperature 1 degree c; dew point -7 degrees c; altimeter 30.15 inches of mercury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 8, 2004, ABOUT 1427 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH E-90, N48TA, OPERATED BY TIDEWATER AERO, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE CABIN DOOR OPENED IN-FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE EMPENNAGE DURING CLIMBOUT NEAR GALESBURG, ILLINOIS. THE NON-SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS SIX PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE GALESBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GBG), NEAR GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, ABOUT 1420, AND WAS DESTINED FOR MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AIRPORT, NEAR MARION, VIRGINIA. AT 1425, THE GBG RECORDED WEATHER WAS: WIND 030 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES; SKY CONDITION OVERCAST 7,500 FEET; TEMPERATURE 1 DEGREE C; DEW POINT -7 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 30.15 INCHES OF MERCURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI04LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGalesburg, ILThe pilot's inadequate preflight by not complying with the airplane's before takeoff checklist to verify that the cabin door was secured leading to its in-flight separation from the airplane. A factor was that the door was not secured.Jan 8, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N48TA · 2

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

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