# Accident 20150930017679A: Beech V35B, Houston, TX, September 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2015, 17:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8233° N, 95.6753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8233&lon=-95.6753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800JT-2018-12-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 24 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150930017679A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CDT, PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS ON HIS TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 33 AT WEST HOUSTON AIRPORT (KIWS) AT ABOUT MIDFIELD, WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN. HE FURTHER STATES THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT HIS TAKEOFF AND THOUGHT THAT HE HAD PLENTY OF RUNWAY LEFT TO STOP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT SKID 501 FEET, BEFORE GOING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO BEAR CREEK. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND PROPELLER.

WEATHER: KSGR 302153Z 36010G16KT 10SM FEW065 33/18 A2988 RMKA02.

## 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 GAA15CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA295), Sep 30, 2015: Beech V35B (N800JT), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the cabin door prior to takeoff, resulting in the door opening during takeoff, an aborted takeoff, runway overrun, and collision with terrain.

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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