# NTSB NYC80FA018: Lockheed L-188, N290F, Syracuse, NY, January 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1980
- Place: Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290F-2010-12-08), registration cancelled 2010-12-08, S/N 1133, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-188
- Registry model: [Lockheed 188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188c) (registry code 5262604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 501-D13 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13-series) (registry code 03004, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hancock Intl

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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