- Date
- November 3, 1971
- Place
- Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1031SBeech 99
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163953
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3405 71/11/3 CLEVELAND,OHIO BEECH 99 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2308 N1031S PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 35, 8145 TOTAL HOURS, 525 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AKRON,OHIO CHICAGO,ILL CLEVELAND,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- NOSE CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN.60 LB MAIL BAG FELL INTO R PROP.DOOR WARNING SYS INOP.NO CARGO RESTRAINT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1031S
- Reported as
- Beech 99
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hopkins
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