# Accident 19870911051849A: Cessna 402C, Atlanta, GA, September 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1987, 07:27 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BKAA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4630N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4630N) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,320 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911051849A

## Narrative

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

CREW DOOR CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT AS PILOT TRIED TO SECURE IT. THE FORCE OF AIR BROKE PILOTS ARM AND DAMAGED FUSELAGE.

## 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 ATL87FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA255), Sep 11, 1987: Cessna 402C (N4630N), Atlanta, GA, minor damage

## Other reports on N4630N (1)

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

- [Incident 20210606004049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210606004049I), Jun 6, 2021: Cessna 402C (N4630N), Portland, ME, Minor damage. As the aircraft approached the Portland airport (pwm) for landing on runway 18, the crew conducted their landing flows and noticed a gear unsafe warning…

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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