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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG · Benson, AZ · September 23, 2024

Date: September 23, 2024 · 15:00 local
Place: Benson, AZ
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25HS
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG
Reported engine: AUSTRO E4 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N25HSRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NGS/N 42.N114 · Built 2013 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG Engine modelAustro E4 seriesReciprocating

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.

The aircraft departed ktus as planned with no abnormalities. The crew mentioned that there was moderate turbulence while climbing to curise altitude. Upon reaching 11000FT the door warning annunciator activated. The crew slowed the aircraft per the checklist but the door detached from the aircraft. The aircraft landed at E95 without further incident. No other damage was found and the door was not revcovered.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTUS AS PLANNED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. THE CREW MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS MODERATE TURBULENCE WHILE CLIMBING TO CURISE ALTITUDE. UPON REACHING 11000FT THE DOOR WARNING ANNUNCIATOR ACTIVATED. THE CREW SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT PER THE CHECKLIST BUT THE DOOR DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT E95 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND AND THE DOOR WAS NOT REVCOVERED.