Dornier DO-228-201 N88FB

Summary

On 13 June 1987 at about 22:12 local time, a Dornier DO-228-201 registered N88FB, operated by Fischer Bros. Aviation, Inc., was involved in an incident near Springfield, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 June 1987 at 22:12

Classification

Incident

Location

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Dornier DO-228-201

Registration

N88FB

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Fischer Bros. Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91F: Special Flt Ops.

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mena → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI87IA148

Nobody was injured.

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

THE FLIGHTCREW EXPERIENCED INFLIGHT OPENING OF THE AFT BAGGAGE DOOR AND INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE CABIN STAIRWAY DOOR. THE COPILOT CHECKED THE DOORS ON THREE OCCASIONS BEFORE TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAPTAIN INITIATED THE FLIGHT AFTER OPENING THE COCKPIT DOOR AND CHECKING THE FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR AND OBSERVING NOTHING NOTEWORTHY WHEN HE LOOKED AFT AT THE OTHER DOORS. THE DOOR WARNING SYSTEM OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE OPERATOR HAS AMENDED THEIR OPERATING PROCEDURES TO PREVENT SIMILAR OCCURRENCES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.