Beechcraft 65-90 N23UT
6 April 1977 · Brookhaven, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 April 1977 at about 16:45 local time, a Beechcraft 65-90 registered N23UT, operated by Trans America, was involved in an incident during in flight near Brookhaven, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Brookhaven, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-90
- Registration
- N23UT
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans America
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Westhampton Beach, Ny → Flushing, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MAIN CABIN DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT, DOOR HANDLE LOCK NOT PROPERLY SECURED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 1977 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Allakaket, Alaska, United States | Nenana Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1977 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | FAA | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft 65 | W.palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1977 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1977 | Beechcraft 65 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | Tecklar Fly SV | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1977 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Vancleave, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |