# NTSB Accident CHI04LA053
> **Beech E-90** · 2004-01-08 · Galesburg, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04LA053
- **Event ID:** 20040112X00052
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-01-08
- **Location:** Galesburg, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.938056, -90.431114
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** E-90
- **Registration:** N48TA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight by not complying with the airplane's before takeoff checklist to verify that the cabin door was secured leading to its in-flight separation from the airplane.  A factor was that the door was not secured.

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