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Date
August 20, 2011 · 15:51 local
Place
Morgantown, WV
Airport
Morgantown Municipal-Walter L. Bill
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N306JE
Reported as
Elliott Joseph R RV-10
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,147 total210 in this make and model20 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.
08/20/2011 Morgantown, WV (mgw) 1551 local time: N306JE, an experimental amatuer built aircraft, during take off from runway 18, the right cabin door unlatched and departed the aircraft, striking the right horizontal stabilizer. The aircraft circled the airport, landed, and taxied to the hangar ramp without incident. Local authorities responded. POB: 2, injuries: none, aircraft sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
08/20/2011 MORGANTOWN, WV (MGW) 1551 LOCAL TIME: N306JE, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT AIRCRAFT, DURING TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 18, THE RIGHT CABIN DOOR UNLATCHED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, STRIKING THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THE AIRPORT, LANDED, AND TAXIED TO THE HANGAR RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.