# Incident 19810728058829I: Cessna 402C, Detroit, MI, July 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1981, 19:15 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BVRA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5715C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5715C-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,635 total, 728 in this make and model, 261 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728058829I

## Narrative

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

NOSE BAGGAGE BIN DOOR OPENED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TAKEOFF. RECLOSED DOOR. FLIGHT DEPARTED OK.

## Other reports on N5715C (2)

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

- [Incident 19920614025469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614025469I), Jun 14, 1992: Cessna 402C (N5715C), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed on rollout. Nose landing gear down lock failed to properly engage.
- [Accident 19880825035209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880825035209A), Aug 25, 1988: Cessna 402C (N5715C), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Parked aircraft too close to taxiway. Left centerline for clearance. Gear went off taxiway hit rut and collapsed.

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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