# NTSB NYC78FGM06: Beechcraft B58, N830CC, Ebensburg, PA, October 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1977
- Place: Ebensburg, PA · EBENSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.4881° N, 78.7265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ebensburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4881&lon=-78.7265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3482  77/10/26   EBENSBURG,PA        BEECHCRAFT B58      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1735                    N830CC              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 29, 1483 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            87 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EBENSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EBENSBURG,PA                JOHNSTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- AT ROTATION THE FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR POPPED OPEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N830CC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N830CC), registered now, S/N TH-31, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ebensburg

## 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 19771026034449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771026034449A), Oct 26, 1977: Beech 58, Ebensburg, PA, Substantial damage. At rotation the forward entrance door popped open.

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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