ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367138
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| Date: | Monday 16 April 1990 |
| Time: | 18:04 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | Cape Smythe Air Service |
| Registration: | N4109E |
| MSN: | 31-8353003 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4019 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deadhorse, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Barter Island, AK (BTI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED, AND AN ENGINE COVER SEPARATED AND STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE BAGGAGE DOOR HANDLE LATCHING MECHANISM SPRING THAT EXERTS PRESSURE TO CLOSE THE HANDLE WAS FOUND MISSING. THE OPERATOR HAD ALSO MODIFIED THE LATCHING MECHANISM TO INCLUDE A NON-APPROVED SAFETY DEVICE DESIGNED TO PREVENT INADVERTENT OPENING OF THE BAGGAGE DOOR. THE OPERATOR DID NOT REQUIRE THAT THE BAGGAGE DOOR BE LOCKED FOR FLIGHT, AND KEYS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC90LA062
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 May 1996 | N4109E | Cape Smythe Air Service | 0 | Point Hope, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 07:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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