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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E-90 · Truth Or Conseq, NM · July 7, 2010

Date: July 7, 2010 · 08:41 local
Place: Truth Or Conseq, NM
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N406SF
Reported as: Beech E-90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,650 total302 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days

N406SFRegistered now · Beech E-90S/N LW-218 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBeech E-90 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At 0841 MDT on July 7, 2010, N406SF, a BE-E90, had a decompression when the main cabin door opened in cruise flight at 16,000 feet near Truth or consequences, NM. The pilot declared an emergency and landed the airplane at Truth or consequences, NM. The flight was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 instrument flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the incident. The airline transport pilot and the seven passengers on board were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

AT 0841 MDT ON JULY 7, 2010, N406SF, A BE-E90, HAD A DECOMPRESSION WHEN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR OPENED IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 16,000 FEET NEAR TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE AT TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND THE SEVEN PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED.