# NTSB NYC81IA015: Nord 262A12, N26217, Groton, CT, December 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1980
- Place: Groton, CT · GROTON, CT
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 26 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81IA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NORD 262A12
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage

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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