THE DTSB
Pending. Open door after takeoff, attempted impossible return, loss of speed awareness.
U-FITAQP: 21) THE IMPOSSIBLE TURN
Cessna 340 | N269WT
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateSeptember 28, 2025
- Local time12:10 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightManeuvering
- People on board2
- Fatalities2
- AirportKDWH
Accident Location
- City, State
- Houston, Texas
- Latitude
- 30.052778
- Longitude
- -95.551944
- Airport ID
- KDWH
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N269WT
- Make
- Cessna
- Model
- 340
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Multi Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Willis, James Atkin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Certification
- Airline Transport Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 2nd Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 2
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 2
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 21) THE IMPOSSIBLE TURN →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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