ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 3574
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| Date: | Friday 19 May 1972 |
| Time: | 13:29 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B80 Queen Air |
| Owner/operator: | Ross Aviation |
| Registration: | N841NS |
| MSN: | LD-346 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albuquerque, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque International Airport, NM |
| Santa Fe, NM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Ross Aviation Flight 7, a Beechcraft 65-80 Queen Air, crashed shortly after takeoff from Albuquerque International Airport, New Mexico. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and postimpact fire. All nine persons on board received fatal injuries.
Shortly after the start of the takeoff roll, the forward cargo compartment door opened and was struck by the left propeller. Cargo from the compartment was also struck by the same propeller.
The National Transportation Safety Board is unable to determine the exact point in the takeoff sequence at which the pilot became aware of an abnormal situation. The left propeller was feathered and the landing gear retracted almost immediately after lift-off.
The pilot then started a left turn at an altitude of 50 to 100 feet, and requested clearance for an immediate landing. After a turn of approximately180°, the aircraft rolled violently to the left while assuming an extreme nose-low attitude, and crashed.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the inadvertent opening of the forward cargo compartment door and the subsequent discharge of cargo, which caused damage to the left propeller and additional drag at a critical phase of flight.
The Safety Board believes that had the door-unsafe-indicating system been operational or had the security of the forward cargo compartment door been ensured, the accident would have been avoided.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Correio da Manhã 20 May 1972, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Mar-2012 12:01 | harro | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2015 18:19 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Feb-2020 07:41 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 04-Jun-2023 06:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report, ]] |
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