- Date
- March 11, 1976
- Place
- Columbia, MO · COLUMBIA, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8268QCessna U206F
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760311010589A
- Case key
- 153539
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0875 76/3/11 NR.COLUMBIA,MO CESSNA U206F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1435 N8268Q PX- 0 0 3 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 55, 2166 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 105 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA REGIONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,MO KANSAS CITY,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- CARGO DOORS CAME OPEN IN FLT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE.DOOR NOT PROPERLY LATCHED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8268Q
- Reported as
- Cessna U206F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbia Regional
N8268QRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2013 · Cessna U206FAirframe modelCessna U206FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.