ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39861
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| Date: | Sunday 12 December 1982 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Altus Flying Service |
| Registration: | N9317J |
| MSN: | 28-3426 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4179 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grandfield, OK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grandfield, OK (OK02) |
| Altus, OK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, A CHILD, WHO HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO OCCUPY THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DURING THE TAKEOFF, FELL FROM THE ACFT WHEN THE DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. THE CHILD'S GRANDFATHER, WHO OCCUPIED THE REAR SEAT, ALLOWED THE YOUNGSTER TO CLIMB INTO THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT STAY IN HIS SEAT BELT. WITH THE CARGO DOOR IN THE LATCHED POSITION IT WOULD POP OPEN IF HIT SHARPLY IN THE CENTER OF THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE ACFT. THE DOOR IS NOT REINFORCED & IS NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND FORCES FROM INSIDE THE ACFT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04716
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 October 1993 | N9317J | private | 0 | Albuquerque, NM | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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