# Incident 19880913062619I: Cessna 402A, Las Vegas, NV, September 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1988, 10:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LVXA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401GA-1990-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,600 total, 202 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880913062619I

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR BLEW OPEN AND FELL OFF. CONTINUED FLIGHT IN NON-AIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N401GA (1)

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

- [Incident 19830410024459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830410024459I), Apr 10, 1983: Cessna 402A (N401GA), New Haven, CT, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on the landing roll. Trunnion pn 504100025 had failed after over 20000 landings.

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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