A door flew off a small plane flying near Buffalo on Monday night, officials said.
The plane carrying two people landed safely at Buffalo Niagara International Airport after its rear door fell off over suburban Cheektowaga, officials said.
The plane flew for just seven minutes, from 5:39 p.m. to 5:46 p.m., before turning around and landing at the same airport it had departed from. According to WKBW.
Cheektowaga police said in a statement that the door appeared to have fallen in the area of Stiglmeyer Park in town, but was not immediately recovered.
There were no reports of injuries or property damage on the ground, and the cause of the dangerous accident was unknown.
Local officials told the Post Tuesday morning that the Federal Aviation Administration is leading the investigation and is still searching the door.
The incident occurred on January 5th during an Alaska Airlines flight at 16,000 feet over Oregon when a door exploded in mid-air.
The 737 Max 9 plane was reportedly missing a critical bolt that should have been installed by Boeing employees at the factory.
An internal investigation by the airline following the near-disaster found that “many” of its 737 MAX 9 planes had loose bolts.
with post wire
