# Incident 20040503019809I: Dorner DO328100, Allentown, PA, May 3, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- Location: 40.6522° N, 75.4403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6522&lon=-75.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441JS-2006-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dornier Luftfahrt 328-100 (registry code 2996100, https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-luftfahrt-328-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW119B (registry code 52133, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw119b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DORNER DO328100
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04IA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04IA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040503019809I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF, CABIN DOOR CAME COMPLETELY OPEN. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REACHED ACROSS AISLE TO PASSENGERS IN SEATS 1D AND 1F FOR ASSISTANCE. ALLEGHENY COMMUTER PILOT DEADHEADING IN BACK OF CABIN CAME UP FRONT AND PULLED FLIGHT ATTENDANT FROM HER SEAT AND TO REAR OF AIRPLANE. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED NORMALLY.

## 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 NYC04IA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04IA116), May 3, 2004: Dornier DO-328-100 (N441JS), Allentown, PA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The opening of the main cabin door after takeoff, for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N441JS (1)

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

- [Incident 20000203002599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000203002599I), Feb 3, 2000: Dorner DO328100 (N441JS), Pittsburgh, PA. On February 3, 2000, at 1022EA, a DO-328, s/n 3059, registered as N441JS, operated by "vnaa" (psa airlines) as flight 4003 returned to Pittsburgh, PA (pit) sue…

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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