# Incident 20060114009729I: Beech 1900D, Fort Wayne, IN, January 14, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2006, 13:50 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N854CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854CA-2009-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 1900D (registry code 7150005, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060114009729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N854CA, FLIGHT #8688, DEPARTED FWA FOR CLE WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 800' AGL THE CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN. ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN, THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL THAT THE CARGO DOOR WAS OPEN. THE CAPTAIN TOLD THE FIRST OFFICER TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THE FIRST OFFICER GOT CLEARANCE TO LAND BUT SAID HE NEVER HEARD THE DECLARE EMERGENCY COMMAND FROM THE CAPTAIN. ON DOWNWIND A VISUAL CONFIRMATION FROM THE TOWER REVEALED THE CARGO DOOR WAS IN FACT OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. ON TAXI-IN THE CAPTAIN TAPPED THE CARGO DOOR ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT AND THE LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED.

## Other reports on N854CA (1)

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

- [Incident 20011201031719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011201031719I), Dec 1, 2001: Beech 1900D (N854CA), Utica, NY. (-23) While en route to roc from alb, aircraft diverted to uca and landed on runway 33 after reporting smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft landed without…

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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