# Accident 19810904055559A: Piper PA32R301T, Lake Charles, LA, September 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Mcfillen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8108V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8108V-2008-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 195 in this make and model, 302 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904055559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN FRONT BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81FRD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD45), Sep 4, 1981: Piper PA-32R (N8108V), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8108V (2)

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

- [Incident 20000707034699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000707034699I), Jul 7, 2000: Piper PA32R301T (N8108V), Bogalusa, LA, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot was decending to land when the alternator belt broke, which in trun the aircraft lost all electrical power, pilot performed emergency procedures by…
- [Incident 19950727047329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950727047329I), Jul 27, 1995: Piper PA32R301T (N8108V), Plaquemine, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: an in-flight fire spread through the baggage compartment area. The aircraft landed without incident. M&d report was filed by the repair station. 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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