- Date
- December 3, 1980
- Place
- Groton, CT · GROTON, CT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 26 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26217Nord 262A12
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79960
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0021 80/12/3 NR.GROTON,CT NORD 262A12 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0745 N26217 PX- 0 0 24 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 25, 6272 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 1878 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PROVIDENCE,RI NEWARK,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION REMARKS- COCKPIT DOOR CAME OPEN DRG FLT.DOOR LOCK INDCRS IN VIEW PORTS BFR POSITIVE LOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26217
- Reported as
- Nord 262A12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage