# Incident 19781119026339I: Piper PA34200T, Cape Haitian, HA, November 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1978, 09:30 local time
- Place: Cape Haitian, HA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N31725, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31725-1992-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 825 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781119026339I

## Narrative

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

FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN DURING CRUISE, SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

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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