42.0061° N, 83.9445° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 11, 2005 · 15:00 local
Place
Tecumseh, MI
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N220EA
Reported as
Dhav DHC6300
People aboard
20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,890 total333 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On descent to 3TE (Tecumseh, MI) the right emergency exit opened and fell to the ground. The pilot was unable to determine if any of the 19 parachute jumpers in the cabin tampered with the handle. There was no damage to the aircraft or defect found with the emergency exit frame.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DESCENT TO 3TE (TECUMSEH, MI) THE RIGHT EMERGENCY EXIT OPENED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF ANY OF THE 19 PARACHUTE JUMPERS IN THE CABIN TAMPERED WITH THE HANDLE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR DEFECT FOUND WITH THE EMERGENCY EXIT FRAME.