NTSB CHI83LA376 — 1983-08-10 · AUSTIN, Minnesota, United States

Current FAA registration · N5732K

Make / Model: BEECH S35
Year of manufacture: 1964 · 19 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19640707
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A75C36

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5732K Beech S35 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STARTED TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 35 WITH A WIND FROM 300 DEG AT 19, GUSTING 25 KTS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE RIGHT DOOR POPPED OPEN & THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. REPORTEDLY, THE PLT INTENDED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF (TO CIRCLE, LAND & FIX THE DOOR). HOWEVER, AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO 'STRAIGHTEN OUT FOR TAKEOFF,' THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A RWY LIGHT & COLLAPSED. THE ACFT THEN SLID ACROSS THE RWY & STOPPED APRX 25 YARDS OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. REPORTEDLY, THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE DOOR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA376.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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