Accident · 2008-01-05
What the record says
- Event date
- 2008-01-05
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-31-350 (N509FN)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Servant Air, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Servant Air, Inc.
Probable cause
The failure of company maintenance personnel to ensure that the airplane's nose baggage door latching mechanism was properly configured and maintained, resulting in an inadvertent opening of the nose baggage door in flight. Contributing to the accident were the lack of information and guidance available to the operator and pilot regarding procedures to follow should a baggage door open in flight and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.
Source: NTSB case ANC08MA038Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Airline transport pilot | Airplane / Helicopter | 50 | Class 1 (2007-08-07) | 9,437 total · 400 in this make/model · 179 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.