Overview
- The upper section of the main cabin door opened shortly after takeoff from Nantucket on a Cape Air flight bound for Boston.
- The airline said the aircraft continued to operate normally and the crew returned to land safely with no injuries.
- Cape Air removed the plane from service for inspection and said it will take any needed actions based on what it finds.
- Passengers were moved to another aircraft to continue to Boston, and a local resident’s Instagram video showed the open door as she praised the pilot’s calm.
- Flight data identified the aircraft as a Cessna 402C, which Cape Air calls a workhorse of its nine-seat fleet, and CBS noted a separate 2024 402C landing-gear incident at Boston Logan.