# Accident 19730831026249A: Piper PA30, Tulsa, OK, August 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1973
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Tulsa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 36.1984° N, 95.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TULSA INTL (TUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1984&lon=-95.8881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8328Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8328Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,379 total, 50 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730831026249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN IN FLT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW74FPM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM06), Aug 31, 1973: Piper PA-30 (N8328Y), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8328Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930122009199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930122009199I), Jan 22, 1993: Piper PA30 (N8328Y), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on rollout. Found landing gear transmission mounting bracket failed due to fatigue.
- [Accident 19800404008099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800404008099A), Apr 4, 1980: Piper PA30 (N8328Y), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Failed to check gear down prior to landing. Made wheels up landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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