ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358060
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| Date: | Friday 3 November 1995 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A90 |
| Owner/operator: | Ryan Aviation Corporation |
| Registration: | N93RY |
| MSN: | LJ-174 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13040 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wichita, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (3KM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT AT 14,500 FEET, THE PILOT WENT BACK TO CHECK THE CABIN DOOR FOR AIR LEAKS. HE NOTICED A WHISTLING NOISE AND DECIDED TO TROUBLESHOOT. HE PUSHED THE CABIN DOOR BUTTON FOLLOWED BY TURNING THE HANDLE FROM THE NEUTRAL TO THE LOCKED POSITION, THEN BEGAN PUSHING ON THE CABIN DOOR. AT THIS POINT, THE DOOR OPENED IN-FLIGHT. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO ANOMALIES WITH THE CABIN DOOR. THE PILOT DID NOT OBSERVE THE CAUTION PLACARD ON THE DOOR NOR THE EMERGENCY DOOR WARNING NOTICE IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to follow procedures/directives regarding the entrance door, which resulted the door coming open in flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA025
History of this aircraft
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| 31 July 2009 | N93RY | Air Capital Insurance LLC | 0 | Shell Knob, MO | |
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| 14-Mar-2024 09:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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