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.
Aircraft departed (jrf) Kalaeloa Airport off runway 4L. Approx 1 mile from airport while in a climbing left turn the rear door departed the aircraft. Aircraft returned to jrf airport without further incident. Operator reported incident to local police who subsequently found the door in an empty field approximately 1 mile from airport.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (JRF) KALAELOA AIRPORT OFF RUNWAY 4L. APPROX 1 MILE FROM AIRPORT WHILE IN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN THE REAR DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO JRF AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. OPERATOR REPORTED INCIDENT TO LOCAL POLICE WHO SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND THE DOOR IN AN EMPTY FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM AIRPORT.
Other reports on N680DS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.