Incident Boeing 747-200B ,
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Date:Thursday 13 June 1991
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B742 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 747-200B
Owner/operator:United Airlines
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK)
Destination airport:Tokyo
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A United Airlines Boeing 747-200B had its cargo door opened while on the tarmac in New York ahead of it's flight to Tokyo.

Sources:

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19910923&slug=1307064
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_811#:~:text=The%20NTSB%20inspected%20the%20cargo,Airlines%20Boeing%20747%20cargo%20door.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1992/03/19/safety-board-absolves-united-in-loss-of-747-cargo-door/9733c6a2-1ed9-4be1-a5a1-f3bfa50fcfed/
https://bit.ly/MaydayACI
Season 24, Episode 1 covered at 42 minutes in.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Feb-2024 09:23 Ostheboss Added
22-Feb-2024 09:23 ASN Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code]

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