View Full Version : Looking for some Details on this Cargo Door Opening Incident
Dagger Dirk
16th Jun 2005, 15:27
Cargo door opening
Does anybody know the date/flight number/venue and/or airline to whom this occurred?
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http://www.iflypete.com/Media/Photos/Thumbs/DC-8%20cargo%20door_tm.jpg
Onan the Clumsy
16th Jun 2005, 16:57
Why?
oh yes, sorry, I forgot where I was.
In any event, that's not a cargo door, it's the flight trials of a new roll augmentation device.
akerosid
16th Jun 2005, 17:25
I believe this is a Convair 880 (?) coming in to MIA in the late 70s.
The cargo door opened at a sufficiently low altitude to be able to recover. A safe landing was carried out.
cringe
16th Jun 2005, 19:34
Tampa Colombia DC-8 (Miami, 1989):
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/203157
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890714-0
barit1
17th Jun 2005, 02:00
This looks a lot like a photo from American Aviation Historical Society journal - late 70's? I believe it was a CV880 @ MIA.
A bit breezy, eh.
dusk2dawn
17th Jun 2005, 07:54
Gents, it is a strech 8 !
Some american carrier (can't remember the name) took off without securing the cargo door. Returned without further complications (save the extensive paperwork).