# Incident 19790907034709I: Piper PA32*, Rapid City, SD, September 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0805° N, 103.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-103.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333JD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 25 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/19790907034709I

## Narrative

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

FRONT BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN AND FINALLY SEPARATEDIN FLIGHT.

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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