# Accident 19761111035419A: Piper PA32R300, Searchlight, NV, November 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1976
- Place: Searchlight, NV
- Airport: Unknown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 35.4554° N, 114.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searchlight, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4554&lon=-114.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4754F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 7 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVW03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVW03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761111035419A

## Narrative

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

CARGO DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT.PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING TO CLOSE IT.

## 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 OAK77FVW03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVW03), Nov 11, 1976: Piper PA-32R (N4754F), Searchlight, NV, substantial damage

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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