# Incident 19790331013109I: Piper PA32300, Beef Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, March 31, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1979, 09:47 local time
- Place: Beef Island, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4376X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4376X-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790331013109I

## Narrative

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

FRONT BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN DURING TAKEOFF. MORE DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE.

## Other reports on N4376X (1)

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

- [Accident 20080803855459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080803855459A), Aug 3, 2008: Piper PA32300 (N4376X), Charleston, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) @1615L time N4376X was on roll out after landing on runway 15. N4376X was instructed to turn left at taxi way j and replied he could not clear the…

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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