Nord 262A12 N26217

Summary

On 3 December 1980 at about 07:45 local time, a Nord 262A12 registered N26217, operated by Ransome Airlin, was involved in an incident during in flight near Groton, Connecticut, United States. 27 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 December 1980 at 07:45

Classification

Incident

Location

Groton, Connecticut, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Nord 262A12

Registration

N26217

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Ransome Airlin

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Providence, Ri → Newark, Nj

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

5-0021

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

COCKPIT DOOR CAME OPEN DRG FLT.DOOR LOCK INDCRS IN VIEW PORTS BFR POSITIVE LOCK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.