41.3249° N, 72.0669° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 3, 2015 · 13:54 local
Place
Groton, CT
Airport
Groton
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N470CA
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
10,215 total100 in this make and model63 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.
N470CA, a Diamond DA42 operated by pilot privacy data omitted was on takeoff roll at Groton arpt, CT. (Gon) on rwy 23 when rear door opened and departed from a/c. takeoff was aborted and a/c taxied back to ramp. Door was retrieved by arpt personell.
As the FAA filed it
N470CA, A DIAMOND DA42 OPERATED BY PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT GROTON ARPT, CT. (GON) ON RWY 23 WHEN REAR DOOR OPENED AND DEPARTED FROM A/C. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND A/C TAXIED BACK TO RAMP. DOOR WAS RETRIEVED BY ARPT PERSONELL.