Cessna 208 Caravan: Incident occurred January 04, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Aircraft landed and post flight inspection revealed the cargo pod had opened in flight damaging horizontal tail and wing flap.

Date: 04-JAN-21

Time: 11:02:00Z

Regis#: FDY227

Aircraft Make: CESSNA

Aircraft Model: 208

Event Type: INCIDENT

Highest Injury: NONE

Aircraft Missing: No

Damage: UNKNOWN

Activity: ON DEMAND

Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)

Operation: 135

Aircraft Operator: SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS

Flight Number: FDY227

City: PITTSBURGH

State: PENNSYLVANIA