ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346206
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| Date: | Monday 2 October 2023 |
| Time: | c. 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 99 Airliner |
| Owner/operator: | Flamingo Air |
| Registration: | C6-MMK |
| MSN: | U-98 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS/MYNN), New Providence -
 Bahamas
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS/MYNN) |
| Staniel Cay Airport (TYM/MYES) |
The Flamingo Air Beechcraft 99 Airliner returned to the departure airport after the passenger door opened shortly after takeoff due to a "latch fastening failure". There was no damage or injuries.
Sources:
Eyewitness News Bahamas
https://ewnews.com/terror-in-the-air-plane-door-opens-mid-flight
https://ewnews.com/terrifying-ordeal-passenger-door-opens-mid-air-on-early-morning-flamingo-air-flight
https://ewnews.com/flamingo-air-given-the-go-ahead-to-resume-flights
History of this aircraft
Ex 8P-DCA, N102NA, 6Y-JSI, V2-DOM, C-GPEM, N991GP
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2023 09:40 | hmmptwizzle | Added |
| 03-Oct-2023 09:56 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2023 09:58 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2023 00:12 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 04-Nov-2023 12:36 | hmmptwizzle | Updated |
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