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| Date: | Wednesday 10 September 2025 |
| Time: | 14:18 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C23 Sundowner |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N997V |
| MSN: | M-2234 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South Bend International Airport (SBN/KSBN), South Bend, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | South Bend Regional, IN (SBN/KSBN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The airplane's door opened after departure, returned to airport, landed, veered off runway damaging wings, gear collapsed and incurred a propeller strike.
Weather:
METAR KSBN 102354Z 35006KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 T02110122 10267 20211 53001
METAR KSBN 110054Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01830117
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N997V
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=adee7f&lat=41.706&lon=-86.326&zoom=14.2&showTrace=2025-09-10&trackLabels
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2025 12:19 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 18-Sep-2025 08:43 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Damage, Accident report, ] |
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