# Incident 19910131001309I: Bag JETSTM3201, Charlotte, NC, January 31, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1991, 19:37 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N844AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3201
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,523 total, 443 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91IA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910131001309I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PASSENGER DOOR BLEW OPEN AND SEPARATED ON CLIMB. RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## 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 ATL91IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91IA044), Feb 1, 1991: British Aerospace BAE Jetstream 3201 (N844AE), Charlotte, NC, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO FOLLOW CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, RESULTING IN A FLIGHT WITH THE CABIN DOOR UNSECURED, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF THE CABIN DOOR.

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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