# Incident 19970702024639I: Doug DC863, Toledo, OH, July 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1997, 04:25 local time
- Place: Toledo, OH
- Airport: Toledo Express
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IXXA
- Location: 41.6639° N, 83.5552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toledo, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6639&lon=-83.5552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N869BX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869BX-2006-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63 (registry code 302198B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702024639I

## Narrative

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

CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN ON ROTATION. CIRCLED AND RETURNED. UNABLE FIND CAUSE. ONE LATCH BENT.

## Other reports on N869BX (1)

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

- [Incident 19881013062529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881013062529I), Oct 13, 1988: Doug DC863 (N869BX), Fort Wayne, IN. Left main anti-skid locked on landing. Slid to side hitting runway light with nose gear. Recovered without incident

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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