# Accident 20040108000159A: Beech E90, Galesburg, IL, January 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2004, 14:47 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Airport: Galesburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TIDA
- Location: 40.9381° N, 90.4311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9381&lon=-90.4311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48TA-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040108000159A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI04LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA053), Jan 8, 2004: Beech E-90 (N48TA), Galesburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N48TA (2)

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

- [Accident 20170613010899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170613010899A), Jun 13, 2017: Beech E-90 (N48TA), Ruidoso, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 6/13/2017, at approximately 2210 mountain time, a Beechcraft E-90 king air aircraft bearing registration number N48TA registered to , king industries…
- [Incident 20080508840289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080508840289I), May 8, 2008: Beech E90 (N48TA), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot landed and was taxiing on the ramp for parking. During the ramp taxi, the pilot needed to make a right hand turn to position the airplane for…

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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