What was found
RT CABIN DOOR WAS HEAVILY MODIFIED FOR SKY DIVING APPLICATIONS. FORWARD LATCH PIN WAS WORN AND ALLOWED DOOR TO UNLATCH IN-FLIGHT. DUE TO THE HIGH SPEEDS INVOLVED, THE DOOR BROKE IN HALF AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.
- Difficulty date
- August 3, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4794F
- Make and model
- Cessna P206B
- Aircraft serial
- P2060394
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Door
- Part number
- 0710620204
- Condition
- Departed
- Location
- Rt Cabin
- Part time
- 4,068 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.