- Date
- December 12, 1967
- Place
- Iowa City, IA · IOWA CITY, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N772KBeech 65-A90
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112443
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4650 67/12/12 IOWA CITY,IOWA BEECH 65-A90 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7000 TIME - 1130 N772K PX- 0 0 8 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- CABIN DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT,CABIN PRESSURIZED TO 4 LBS. LANDED SAFELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N772K
- Reported as
- Beech 65-A90
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N772KRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Beech 65-A90Airframe modelBeech 65-A90Engine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP
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