# Incident 20090515025599I: Agusta Spa AB139, Deadhorse, AK, May 15, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Airport: Deadhorse
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: ERAL
- Location: 70.1948° N, 148.4652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEADHORSE (SCC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1948&lon=-148.4652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N813DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N813DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta AB139 (registry code 0260110, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-ab139) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6 series (registry code 52033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA SPA AB139
- Reported engine: P&W PT6 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,135 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090515025599I

## Narrative

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

CREW FAILED TO ENSURE THAT THE CARGO DOOR WAS PROPERLY LATCHED. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND AFTER REACHING CRUISING SPEED THE DOOR BEGAN SLIDING OPEN AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.

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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