# Incident 19801008073229I: Piper PA31350, Flushing, NY, October 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1980, 09:00 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: Laguardia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MLSA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66891, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66891-2011-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 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/19801008073229I

## Narrative

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

GEAR DOOR CAME OFF AFTER TAKEOFF, SUSPECT BIRD STRIKE.

## Other reports on N66891 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810318024879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318024879I), Mar 18, 1981: Piper PA31350 (N66891), Albany, NY. Za left engine manifold pressure dropped after takeoff, aircraft returned. Turbocharger oil seal had failed.
- [Incident 19810212019749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810212019749I), Feb 12, 1981: Piper PA31350 (N66891), Newark, NJ. During departure landing gear failed to fully retract. Found air in hydraulic system.

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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