# Incident 19880603051259I: Cessna 402B, Hancock, MI, June 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Hancock, MI
- Airport: Houghton County Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EATA
- Location: 47.1684° N, 88.4891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOUGHTON COUNTY MEML (CMX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1684&lon=-88.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98695, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98695-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880603051259I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CREW DOOR OPENED ON ROTATION. PILOT SAID HE HAD PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN UP DOOR WARNING LIGHT PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N98695 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970212004759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970212004759I), Feb 12, 1997: Cessna 402B (N98695), Omaha, NE. Narrative: on February 12, 1997, suburban air freight, inc., Cessna 402B, N98695, departed Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE approximately 0730 CST from the municipal…
- [Incident 19851112075059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851112075059I), Nov 12, 1985: Cessna 402B (N98695), Grand Rapids, MI. Cleared by ATC to runway 26L in poor weather conditions. Departed runway 08.

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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