MILWAUKEE, WI, USA
N6761E
BEECH 77
JUST AFTER LIFTOFF THE LEFT CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN. THE PILOT STATED THAT DUE TO THE WIND IN THE AIRPLANE HE WAS UNABLE TO LOOK UP AND OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT WHERE IT CONTACTED TREE TOPS; HOWEVER, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO PULL UP AND KEEP THE AIRPLANE FLYING. THE PILOT THEN FLEW ACROSS THE AIRPORT PROPERTY TO THE NORTH WHERE THE AIRPLANE JUST CLEARED A HOTEL ROOF PRIOR TO CONTACTING A TREE AND DESCENDING TO THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST JUST OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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