The Federal Aviation Administration said at the time that the aircraft asked for a return to the airport at about 900 feet (274 meters). It crashed about 1,000 feet (305 meters) short of Runway 24, ...

The NTSB report made public Wednesday also said the door, which opened upward, had been modified in a way that affected a warning system that would have alerted the pilot that it was ajar.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad The NTSB report made public Wednesday also said the door ... affected a warning system that would have alerted the pilot that it was ajar.

Investigators also noted modifications to the door, which they said affected a warning system that would have informed the pilot before takeoff that a door on his Van’s RV-10 airplane was not ...

The NTSB report says the door in question had been modified in a way that affected a warning system that would have alerted the pilot that it was ajar.