Piper P-60-601P N90702

Summary

On 18 May 1982 at about 19:48 local time, a Piper P-60-601P registered N90702, operated by Air Security Transport, was involved in an accident near Titusville, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 May 1982 at 19:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Titusville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Tico (TIX)

Coordinates

28.5804, -80.8203

Aircraft

Piper P-60-601P

Registration

N90702

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Air Security Transport

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Titusville → Vero Beach

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA82FA120

1 person died.

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT IN A STEEP LEFT BANK DESCENDING UNTIL IT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1200 FTNW OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. ACCORDING TO THE PAX THE INITIAL CLIMB DISTRACTING THE ATTENTION OF THE PLT WHO LOSTCONTROL OF THE ACFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE INADVERTENT OPENING OF THE TOP SECTION OF THE CABIN DOOR IN FLIGHT IS NOT CONSIDERED CRITICAL. THE BEFORE STARTING ENGINES & BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECK LISTS CALL FOR "CABIN DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED PIN INDICATORS CHECK ON GREEN MARK." ACCORDING TO THE PAX THE PLT PERFORMED A COCKPIT CHECK WITHOUT THE AID OF A WRITTEN CHECK LIST.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.