# Incident 19880824060509I: Cessna 207A, Anchorage, AK, August 24, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1988, 18:46 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERGA
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6492H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6492H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880824060509I

## Narrative

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

FRONT BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED AFTER TAKEOFF AND 1 BAG DEPARTED. DOOR CLOSED NORMALLY BEFORE. FOUND BROKEN LATCH SPRING.

## Other reports on N6492H (1)

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

- [Accident 20181011019729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181011019729A), Oct 11, 2018: Cessna 207A (N6492H), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was at 700 feet elivation. Pilot had fuel selected to right tank. Engine lost power. Pilot selected left tank and attempted restart. Pilot made an…

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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