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Date
October 7, 1987 · 11:17 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MASA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N911LR
Reported as
Beech 200BEECH
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total3 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During climbout, the overwing locker door opened and was ripped off. The forward latching rod was not engaging lug.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMBOUT, THE OVERWING LOCKER DOOR OPENED AND WAS RIPPED OFF. THE FORWARD LATCHING ROD WAS NOT ENGAGING LUG.