- Date
- June 26, 1989, 09:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place
- Shelby, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1837NBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890626017559A
- Case key
- 32299
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering back to the runway which resulted in an inadvertentstall. Contributing factors were: failure of the pilot to insure the cabin door (on the passenger's side) was properlyclosed and secured before taking off, the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision by making steep turns to maneuver and land, and the pilot's attention being diverted by noise from the open door (aural perception).
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The rgt front pax rprtd that just after rotation for takeoff, the cabin door (on the rgt side of the acft) came open, creating a noise. He stated that he & the plt were unable to close the door, so the plt elected to land. Rprtdly, the plt made a steep rgt turn which was followed by a steep left turn to maneuver back to the rwy. However, the acft entereda steep descent & crashed in a nose down, left wing low attitude. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the acft was found. The pax rprtd that before the flt, he had shut the door, but the plt did not check to see if it was locked. According to the acft flt manual, the plt was responsible for assuring the door was closed & locked, and should the door come open in flt, he should land in a normal manner.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1837N
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E1913
- Airframe hours
- 1,456
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Nesbitt, Reeves
- Registered owner
- Rives Neblett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 28, 1988 · 170 hours before
- Destination
- M95 · Fayette, AL
- Airport
- Shelby, runway 21, 3,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 545 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLH, 31 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.