- Date
- May 22, 1971
- Place
- Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 66 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1304TDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0038 71/5/22 NR.MCALLEN,TEX DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1213 N1304T PX- 0 0 65 49, 22166 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1970 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCALLEN,TEX HOUSTON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- MODIFICATION TO ISOLATE MAIN CARGO DOOR HYD SYS FROM MAIN HYD SYS IMPROPER.DOOR OPENED IN FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1304T
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage