35.0845° N, 106.6511° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 7, 1979 · 18:20 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7810Q
Reported as
Cessna 402A
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total30 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Forward cargo door came off after takeoff. Door was not latched.
As the FAA filed it
FORWARD CARGO DOOR CAME OFF AFTER TAKEOFF. DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED.