# Incident 19841023066839I: Cessna 402C, Boston, MA, October 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1984, 09:59 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GULA
- 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: N6814A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6814A-2003-06-09) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841023066839I

## Narrative

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

DURING PREFLIGHT PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR WAS LOCKED. SUITCASE FELL FROM AIRCRAFT ON CLIMB.

## Other reports on N6814A (4)

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

- [Accident 20030123001049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030123001049A), Jan 23, 2003: Cessna 402C (N6814A), Sacramento, CA, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft was making an ILS approach to runway 22L at Mather airport. The pilot was unable to land due to him not seeing the runway at the miss…
- [Incident 19871217077329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871217077329I), Dec 17, 1987: Cessna 402C (N6814A), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Right wing tip hit a slow moving refueling truck while taxiing to gate.
- [Incident 19840315013289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840315013289I), Mar 15, 1984: Cessna 402C (N6814A), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Detected nose lower than normal on landing. Went around. Nose gear collapsed on next landing. Broken auctuator rod.
- [Incident 19831128073229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831128073229I), Nov 28, 1983: Cessna 402C (N6814A), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Qualified ground agent started an engine to move aircraft. Unsecured aircraft ran into a parked aircraft.

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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