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Citabria pilot experiences the loss of the cabin door in flight over an unpopulated area. Pilot diverts to a suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1203297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Champion Citabria 7ECA |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exterior Pax/Crew Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 2200 Flight Crew Type 400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
About 4 miles north east of [the airport] citabria lost door inflight. Landing was made [the airport] after determining it was closest practical airport and normal landing was made successfully. Event occurred over unpopulated area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Citabria pilot experiences the loss of the cabin door in flight over an unpopulated area. Pilot diverts to a suitable airport.
Narrative: About 4 miles north east of [the airport] Citabria lost door inflight. Landing was made [the airport] after determining it was closest practical airport and normal landing was made successfully. Event occurred over unpopulated area.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.