# Accident 20141011017719A: Beech 35-B33, Effingham, IL, October 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2014, 17:45 local time
- Place: Effingham, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0706° N, 88.5336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0706&lon=-88.5336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N718CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 805 total, 231 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141011017719A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE FLIGHT THE DOOR "POPPED OPEN" AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO EFFINGHAM, IL (1H2).  THE AIRCRAFT MADE A VISUAL APPROACH AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 CEN15CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA011), Oct 11, 2014: Beech 35-B33 (N718CD), Effingham, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear.

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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