# Accident 19820117002259A: Piper PA31T, Delta, UT, January 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1982, 14:35 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2893° N, 112.5591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2893&lon=-112.5591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91TW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 520 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117002259A

## Narrative

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

FORWARD NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED DURING INITIAL CLIMB CAUSING LOSS OF FLYING SPEED AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH.

## 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 DEN82FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA020), Jan 17, 1982: Piper PA-31T (N91TW), Delta, UT, destroyed

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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