# Incident 20150703010999I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42, Groton, CT, July 3, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2015, 13:54 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Airport: Groton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N470CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 42
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,215 total, 100 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150703010999I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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