- Date
- June 14, 1986, 08:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lamar, CO
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6337UBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860614024319A
- Case key
- 16828
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the takeoff climb, the plt's door came open. The pvt plt with 2 hours flying experience in C-23 acft made a close in traffic pattern to return for landing. During the turn from base leg to final the nose of the acft suddenly dropped and the acft started to sink rapidly. The acft impacted the ground before total recovery could be affected.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6337U
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2370
- Airframe hours
- 569
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Aviation
- Registered owner
- Craig Hitchcock
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 13, 1986 · 44 hours before
- Destination
- Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport
- LAA · Lamar Municipal, runway 18, 6,304 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 65 total · 5 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.