A door was apparently not fully closed on a homebuilt airplane that crashed in Southern California earlier this month.

On many turboprops and private jets, the stairs are often built into the door and extend to the ... This gives the cabin a spacious, open feeling. Another plane with rear stairs worth mentioning ...

According to an official MIA statement, the immigration police approached the aircraft from its stairs located at its ... the opening of just one aircraft door, the use of a single set of steps ...