# Accident 19890318004049A: Doug DC933F, Fort Worth, TX, March 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1989, 02:15 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Carswell Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EIAA
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931F-2018-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-33F (registry code 302207A, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-33f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC933F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,238 total, 1,938 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA89MA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89MA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890318004049A

## Narrative

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

MAIN CARGO DOOR OPENED ON TAKEOFF. LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 DCA89MA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89MA035), Mar 18, 1989: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-33F (N931F), Saginaw, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FOLLOWING THE INFLIGHT OPENING OF THE IMPROPERLY LATCHED CARGO DOOR. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE PROCEDURES USED BY…

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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