# Incident 20060621016179I: Beech 1900D, Las Vegas, NV, June 21, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OEZA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255GL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 1900D (registry code 7150005, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060621016179I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSPECTOR STATEMENT: PERSONNEL OF THIS OFFICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN INCIDENT OCCURRING ON JUNE 21, 2006 INVOLVING THE OPERATION OF A BE-1900D AIRCRAFT, N255GL. N255GL WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 121 RULES BY SCENIC AIRLINES, CERTIFICATE NUMBER OEZA013W. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT) FOR ELY, NV WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 2:47 PM, DURING THE CLIMB PHASE, THE CREW WAS INFORMED BY PASSENGERS THAT AN ACCESS PANEL ON THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE HAD OPENED. THE CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO VGT WITHOUT HAVING DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. OPERATIONS OF THIS TYPE MAY BE CONTRARY TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.

## Other reports on N255GL (2)

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

- [Incident 20061006025869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061006025869I), Oct 6, 2006: Beech 1900D (N255GL), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-23) On Friday, October 6, 2006, at approximately 2201(l), B-1900D, N255GL, sce flight #76, with 20 passengers (19 adults and 1 infant), while landing at…
- [Incident 20040910023079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040910023079I), Sep 10, 2004: Beech 1900D (N255GL), Cheyenne, WY, Minor damage. (-23) First flight of day in Cheyenne, WY. Aircraft taxied from hangar for run-up. Run-up normal. Aircraft taxied to terminal, passengers were seated 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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