Narrative:
The main door of the aircraft opened in flight. Flight attendant Lilian Almada was sucked out of the aircraft.
The door was pushed out of shape and the de-icer boot of the left stabilizer failed.
Forced landing on runway
» ICAO Summary 6/95
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1995 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: | CASA CN-235-100 |
| Operator: | Inter Austral |
| Registration: | LV-VHM |
| MSN: | 030 |
| First flight: | 1990-06-18 (5 years 2 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 29 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Sierras Grandes, CD ( Argentina)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Córdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, CD (COR/SACO), Argentina |
| Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD (MDZ/SAME), Argentina | |
| Flightnumber: | 2306 |
The main door of the aircraft opened in flight. Flight attendant Lilian Almada was sucked out of the aircraft.
The door was pushed out of shape and the de-icer boot of the left stabilizer failed.
Classification:
Passenger door failureForced landing on runway
Sources:
» Asociación Argentina de Aeronavegantes, paper nº20 year 16, january 1996» ICAO Summary 6/95
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Córdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, CD to Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD as the crow flies is 462 km (289 miles).
Distance from Córdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, CD to Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD as the crow flies is 462 km (289 miles).
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