# Accident 19770924041869A: Piper PA31350, Lke Minchumina, AK, September 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1977
- Place: Lke Minchumina, AK
- Airport: Lake Minchumina
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 63.8828° N, 152.3122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Minchumina, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8828&lon=-152.3122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103TA-1980-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,160 total, 600 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770924041869A

## Narrative

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

NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENED.UN MAINTAIN FLT.TKOF FRM GRAVEL RWY.

## 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 ANC77FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA090), Sep 24, 1977: Piper PA-31B (N103TA), Lke Minchumina, AK, destroyed

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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