38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 28, 1980 · 10:15 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ZIAA
Aircraft
N510L
Reported as
Lkheed 188LKHEED/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Pilot taxiing for takeoff with cargo door open. Was advised by several airliners, took off without closing door.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF WITH CARGO DOOR OPEN. WAS ADVISED BY SEVERAL AIRLINERS, TOOK OFF WITHOUT CLOSING DOOR.