# Incident 19961223044599I: Beech 1900D, Cleveland, OH, December 23, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1996, 09:15 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16540, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16540-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A67D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 700 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961223044599I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 23, 1996, CONTINENTAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 3021 HAD AN IN-FLIGHT OPENING OF THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. NTSB ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION. THE NTSB INSPECTOR INFORMED THE FAA IIC THAT THE DOOR WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO HAVE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. C2XA MANAGEMENT INFORMED THE FIRST OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR CLOSING AND LOCKING THE DOOR HAS BEEN TERMINATED (FIRED). IN A TELECON ON JANUARY 22, 1997, AT 1130 EST, THE C2XA POI STATED HIS OFFICE ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OPERATIONAL OR AIRWORTHINESS RECOMMENDATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THE FINAL NTSB REPORT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. IT IS NOTED THAT A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED DECEMBER OF 1995.

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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