# Incident 19790303010749I: Beech 18*, Boston, MA, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 07:44 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GWS
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8794, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8794-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,240 total, 625 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303010749I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CARGO DOOR OPENED ON TAKEOFF AND CARGO FELL OUT. CARGO HANDLER DID NOT LATCH DOOR PROPERLY.

## Other reports on N8794 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790224007709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224007709I), Feb 24, 1979: Beech 18* (N8794), Providence, RI. Windshield fogged up due to inop heater. Landed long after approach and ran off departure end of runway.
- [Accident 19750114003869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750114003869A), Jan 14, 1975: Beech SNB5 (N8794), Evansville, IN, Substantial damage. Mail flt. Acft slid l drg tkof,became airborne,settled.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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