# Accident 19850121017109A: Lkheed 188C, Reno, NV, January 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1985, 01:04 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Cannon International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GALA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5532 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 188C
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D13
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 67
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 5,600 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA85AA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850121017109A

## Narrative

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

A SERVICE DOOR LEFT OPEN BY THE GROUND CREW CAUSED BUFFETING ON TAKEOFF. AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE WAS NOT MAINTAINED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA85AA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA010), Jan 21, 1985: Lockheed 188C (N5532), Reno, NV, destroyed, 70 fatal

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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