# Accident 20140502020409A: Beech V35B, Middlesboro, KY, May 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2014, 13:40 local time
- Place: Middlesboro, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6069° N, 83.7389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6069&lon=-83.7389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N702JS-2016-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140502020409A

## Narrative

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

UPON TAKE OFF THE DOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT POPPED OPEN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SECURE THE DOOR AND UPON LANDING LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE AND DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA14LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA218), May 2, 2014: Beech V35B (N702JS), Middlesboro, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing approach due to his diverted attention to the partially opened main cabin door and the unsecured dog. Contributing to the accident…

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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