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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech G18S · Red Wing, MN · April 15, 1980

Date: April 15, 1980 · 10:10 local
Place: Red Wing, MN
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: VIAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N74LA
Reported as: Beech G18S
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total340 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N74LARegistration cancelled Nov 18, 2014 · Beech G18SS/N BA-603 · Built 1962 Airframe modelBeech G18S Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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.

Cargo door popped open in flight. Latching mechanism and door warning faulty.

As the FAA filed it

CARGO DOOR POPPED OPEN IN FLIGHT. LATCHING MECHANISM AND DOOR WARNING FAULTY.

Other reports on N74LA · 2

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

Incident 19860703039679IClimb · Columbus, OHLoss of power on left engine with vibration noted during climb. Engine shutdown. Found hole in cylinder number 5.Jul 3, 1986 Incident 19830225012609ILevel Off Touchdown · Port Isabel, TXUnable to extend gear. Landed gear up. Landing gear actuator clutch was excessively tight.Feb 25, 1983 · Minor damage