# NTSB FTW74FPG34: Beech 65-90, N333CS, De Queen, AR, October 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1973
- Place: De Queen, AR · DE QUEEN, AR
- Location: 34.0422° N, 94.3421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Queen, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0422&lon=-94.3421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3348  73/10/23   DE QUEEN,ARK        BEECH 65-90         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N333CS              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 56, 18350 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEVIER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DE QUEEN,ARK                LITTLE ROCK,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- PAX LOCKED DOOR PLT DID NOT CK.DOOR OPENED AND SEPARATED FROM FRAME ACFT PITCHED VIOLENTLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N333CS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333CS-2004-07-14), registration cancelled 2004-07-14, S/N LJ-44, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-90
- Registry model: [Beech 65-90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (registry code 1152904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sevier County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731023033519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731023033519A), Oct 23, 1973: Beech 65A90, De Queen, AR, Substantial damage. Pax locked door plt did not ck. Door opened and separated from frame acft pitched violently.

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.

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