# Accident 20080410832139A: Beech B200, Taylor, TX, April 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2008, 09:50 local time
- Place: Taylor, TX
- Airport: Taylor Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5725° N, 97.4431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5725&lon=-97.4431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300FL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080410832139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 10, 2008 BEECHCRAFT N300FL, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETURNED TO THE TAYLOR TX AIRPORT AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRPLANE. ON TAKEOFF, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND RADIOED THE MAINTENANCE TECH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO INFORM HIM THAT HE WAS RETURNING. THE ENGINES WERE STILL OPERATING, WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPROACHED THE AIRPLANE AND OPENED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. THE PILOT OR THE MAINTENANCE TECH DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE CABIN WAS STILL PRESSURIZED. WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE WAS TURNED TO THE OPEN POSITION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS STANDING UNDER IT, AND THE DOOR FLEW OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD CAUSING BLUNT TRAUMA, AND LATER, FATAL INJURY.

## 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 DFW08LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA097), Apr 10, 2008: Raytheon B200 (N300FL), Taylor, TX, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot and mechanic to ensure that the airplane was depressurized prior to actuating the door. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the vacuum system.

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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