# Incident 19870613041529I: Dorner DO228201, Springfield, IL, June 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1987, 17:12 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FBAA
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88FB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DORNER DO228201
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,880 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87IA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87IA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870613041529I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE DOOR LIGHT ON DEPARTURE. CREW SECURED ALL DOORS PER MEL AND POH.MAIN CABIN DOOR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON DESCENT

## 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 CHI87IA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87IA148), Jun 13, 1987: Dornier DO-228-201 (N88FB), Springfield, IL, incident, minor damage

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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