NYC80FA018

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed L-188 · Syracuse, NY · January 18, 1980

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1980
Place
Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
Injuries
1 minor, 3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N290FLockheed L-188
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
132230

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0008  80/1/18    SYRACUSE,NY         LOCKHEED L-188      CR-  0  0  4  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1149                    N290F               PX-  0  0  0                            33, 6226 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3236 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANCOCK INTL
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRIRRISS,AFB                WRIGHT PATTERSON,AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED
        REMARKS- FORWARD CARGO DOOR SEPD.CARGO SHIFTED,EXITTED ACFT,DAMAGING ENGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N290F
Reported as
Lockheed L-188
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hancock Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.