# Accident 19940701017239A: Cessna 441, Flint, MI, July 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop Intrnational Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9693° N, 83.7195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9693&lon=-83.7195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N815MC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,150 total, 550 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940701017239A

## Narrative

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

NOSE BAGGAGE DOORS OPENED ON CLIMBOUT. ABORTED. LANDED GEAR UP. HAD RETRACTED GEAR TOO SOON. FAILED LOCK DOORS.

## 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 CHI94LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA227), Jul 1, 1994: Cessna 441 (N815MC), Flint, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT WERE UNLATCHED NOSE CARGO DOORS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.

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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