# Incident 19930323010009I: Bag JETSTM3201, Buffalo, NY, March 23, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1993, 06:39 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VTZA
- Location: 43.2293° N, 77.6601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2293&lon=-77.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N496UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N496UE-2007-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201 (registry code 1500217, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3201
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93IA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93IA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930323010009I

## Narrative

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

LOST MAIN CABIN DOOR ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING ON LOSS OF DOOR.

## 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 BFO93IA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93IA057), Mar 23, 1993: British Aerospace BAE3201 (N496UE), Rochester, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE MAIN CABIN DOOR TO BE ADEQUATELY SECURED FOR FLIGHT FOR AN UNKNOWN REAS0N.

## Other reports on N496UE (4)

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

- [Incident 19981019045489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981019045489I), Oct 19, 1998: Bag JETSTM3201 (N496UE), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. (-5)On October 19, 1998, a ba jetstream 3201, N496UE, flight 6152, operated by atlantic coast airlines, during departure from Binghamton regional airport,…
- [Incident 19951110043709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951110043709I), Nov 10, 1995: Bag JETSTM3201 (N496UE), Washington, DC. Narrative: during cruise, flight #6412 from roc to iad at 1730 hrs on 11/10/95, pilot declared an inflight emergency due to total loss of normal hydraulic…
- [Incident 19950208006909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950208006909I), Feb 8, 1995: Bag JETSTM3201 (N496UE), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on February 8, 1995 at 1023 EST, a BAE-3201 aircraft operated by atlantic coast airlines landed at Rochester airport with an unsafe nose landing…
- [Incident 19941229045649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941229045649I), Dec 29, 1994: Bag JETSTM3201 (N496UE), Albany, NY. Unsafe nose gear light during taxi to ramp. Stopped and pinned nose gear. Taxied to gate.

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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