{"id":"F2006B04160","name":"AD/BEECH 65/66 - Cabin Door","slug":"ad-beech-65-66-cabin-door","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":43889,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04160-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 65/66 - Cabin Door","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nBeechcraft 65 and 70 (Queen Air) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/BEECH 65/66 Cabin Door 13/95 DM\n\nApplicability: Model 65 aircraft with serial numbers L-1, L-2, L-6, LC-1 through LC-239, and LF-7 and LF-8.\n\nRequirement: Fabricate a placard, using letters at least 4mm in height, that consists of the words:\n\n“DO NOT OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE CABIN DOOR REMOVED”\n\nInstall this placard on the aircraft’s instrument panel within the pilot’s clear view.\n\nA separate direction under CAR 138(3) for incorporation of the applicable flight manual amendment is being provided to Certificate of Registration holders.\n\nNote: FAA AD 95-20-01 R1 refers.\n\nCompliance: Before 3 November 1995.\n\nBackground: The Type Certificate Data Sheet for the Beech 65 series aircraft lists several Beech Model aircraft that are eligible for cabin door removal. This listing does not include the Beech Model 65. A recent accident of a Beech Model 65 which was configured for parachute operations, prompted this FAA AD action.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted safety directive addressing a specific airworthiness concern identified after an accident. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating a warning placard for specific aircraft models."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific requirement with no conditional logic or exceptions","Only 5 defined serial number ranges in applicability section","No cross-references to other legislation sections (only references external FAA AD for background)","Straightforward compliance deadline with no staged or alternative compliance methods","Minimal defined terms (only 'Applicability', 'Requirement', 'Compliance', 'Background' as standard AD headers)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive** (a mandatory safety order) for specific Beechcraft aeroplanes.\n\n**What it does:**\nOwners of certain Beechcraft Model 65 and 70 \"Queen Air\" aircraft must install a warning label on the instrument panel that reads: **\"DO NOT OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE CABIN DOOR REMOVED\"**\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Owners of specific Beechcraft Model 65 aircraft with serial numbers L-1, L-2, L-6, LC-1 through LC-239, and LF-7 and LF-8\n- These are typically used for parachute operations where doors might be removed\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe official aircraft documentation (Type Certificate Data Sheet) never actually approved these specific models to fly with their cabin doors removed. After a recent accident involving a Model 65 configured for parachute jumping, aviation safety authorities realised pilots might not realise this restriction existed. The placard makes the safety rule impossible to miss.\n\n**What owners must do:**\n- Make a durable sign with 4mm-high letters\n- Install it on the instrument panel where the pilot can clearly see it\n- Complete this before 3 November 1995\n\n**Note:** A separate direction about updating the flight manual is being sent directly to aircraft registration holders."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The AD targets the specific Model 65 serial numbers identified and requires a placard plus a flight manual amendment; it is consistent with the stated original purpose (addressing cabin-door removal risk after an accident) and does not broaden the affected types or obligations beyond that listing (Applicability; Requirement; Background)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability: specific serial-number list restricts affected fleet (Applicability).","Simple, low-technical remedy: single placard with minimum 4 mm letter height (Requirement).","Hard compliance date creates a fixed deadline for action (Compliance).","Administrative follow-up: separate flight manual amendment directed under CAR 138(3) increases paperwork for certificate holders (Requirement/Note).","Cross-jurisdiction reference: cites FAA AD, indicating regulatory harmonisation or influence (Note).","Safety-driven origin: prompted by an accident involving a configured-for-parachute-operations aircraft (Background)."],"plain_english_summary":"This airworthiness directive requires owners/operators of the listed Beech Model 65 aircraft to make and fit a placard (letters at least 4 mm high) reading \"DO NOT OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE CABIN DOOR REMOVED\" on the instrument panel in the pilot’s clear view, with compliance by 3 November 1995. Certificate of Registration holders pay the small fabrication/installation cost and CASA issues a separate direction under CAR 138(3) to amend the flight manual; the AD follows an accident and an FAA AD."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-66-cabin-door","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-66-cabin-door/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-66-cabin-door/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-66-cabin-door/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-66-cabin-door/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-66-cabin-door/documents"}}