Incident · 1995-07-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 1995-07-09
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- ATR 72-212 (N440AM)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- SIMMONS AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- SIMMONS AIRLINES
Probable cause
the flight attendant's failure to follow procedures which resulted in her inadvertently opening the main cabin door in flight. Factors associated with the incident were: the flight attendant's fatigue due to lack of sleep and a long duty day, interference with habit regarding the direction of motion of the door locking handle, and inadequate design of the door locking handle by the manufacturer.
Source: NTSB case CHI95IA215Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.