FL - Two (2) Die in Plane Crash - St. Augustine, St. Johns County - 25 March 2024 ***Open Door***

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Accident Mooney M20K 252 TSE N4387W, Monday 25 March 2024

On March 25, 2024, about 1154 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20K, N4387W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in St. Augustine, Florida. The commercial pilot a...

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2 die after airplane crashes into wooded area near St. Augustine airport

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies are responding to an airplane crash that happened shortly after the aircraft took off from the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine Monday around noon.

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ATC communications saying the pilot told him he had his door pop open

2 die after airplane crashes into wooded area near St. Augustine airport

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies are responding to an airplane crash that happened shortly after the aircraft took off from the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine Monday around noon.

www.news4jax.com

News4JAX aviation expert Ed Booth said three factors will likely lead investigators to determine the crash was possibly caused by a baggage door with a vertical hinge coming loose.

“We know the pilot reported a door opening unexpectedly. Number two, we have a picture of the crash site showing the baggage door missing,” Booth said. “The third factor is historically, there have been numerous accidents involving this type of airplane where the baggage door has not been locked or secured; has come open in flight, has become detached from the airframe and has become engaged with the tail of the airplane.”

 

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ATC communications saying the pilot told him he had his door pop open

News4JAX aviation expert Ed Booth said three factors will likely lead investigators to determine the crash was possibly caused by a baggage door with a vertical hinge coming loose.

“We know the pilot reported a door opening unexpectedly. Number two, we have a picture of the crash site showing the baggage door missing,” Booth said. “The third factor is historically, there have been numerous accidents involving this type of airplane where the baggage door has not been locked or secured; has come open in flight, has become detached from the airframe and has become engaged with the tail of the airplane.”

seems like with 'numerous accidents', there would be an outcry to remedy the problem