- Date
- July 4, 1986, 17:32 local (Jul 5, 1986, 00:32 UTC)
- Place
- Meyers, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N66287Beech C24R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860704030069A
- Case key
- 24923
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Analysis
With a density altitude of about 8400 ft, and an aircraft near its max certificated gross weight, the plt & 3 pax departed on rwy 18. During takeoff either the pilot's door was not closed or it came open. The open door degraded the acft's climb performance. The plt became distracted by the door and inadvertantly flew into a box canyon. During a turnaround maneuver, the acft stalled and collided with the trees and terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66287
- Reported as
- Beech C24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MC673
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- California Aviation Services
- Registered owner
- Kenneth Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 8, 1986
- Departed
- TVL · South Lk. Tahoe, CA
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 519 total · 8 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TVL, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.