# Incident 19810701048709I: Piper PA60600, Mint Hill, NC, July 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Mint Hill, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WHAA
- Location: 35.1773° N, 80.6530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mint Hill, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1773&lon=-80.6530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7498S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7498S-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,075 total, 500 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701048709I

## Narrative

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

UPPER HALF OF CABIN DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT AND BLEW OFF. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N7498S (2)

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

- [Incident 19821130066719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821130066719I), Nov 30, 1982: Piper PA60600 (N7498S), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Distracted by last minute vectors on approach. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19800523058679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523058679I), May 23, 1980: Piper PA60600 (N7498S), Lumberton, NC, Minor damage. Tire blew out on takeoff roll causing aircraft to veer off runway and gear to collapse.

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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