# Accident 20210318018439A: Davis Dan B LANCAIR EVOLUTION, Buckeye, AZ, March 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2021, 15:38 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Buckeye
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2741° N, 112.3252° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2741&lon=-112.3252&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N469KS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Dan B LANCAIR EVOLUTION (registry code 05633YJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-dan-b-lancair-evolution) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A (registry code 52260, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-135a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS DAN B LANCAIR EVOLUTION
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-135A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210318018439A

## Narrative

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

3-18-2021, N469KS DEPARTED KFFZ ENROUTE TO KOKB. AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING NEAR BUCKEYE ,AZ WHEN THE L/H MAIN ENTRY DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT BUCKEYE AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE DOOR UPON DEPARTING THE FUSELAGE MADE CONTACT WITH THE L/E OF THE VERTICAL AND TOP OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL RESULTING IN MINOR COMPOSITE DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR21LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA142), Mar 18, 2021: Davis Dan B Lancair Evolution (N469KS), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A malfunction of the main cabin door latching mechanism for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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