# Incident 19820422028619I: Piper PA31, Marshfield, MA, April 22, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1982, 07:55 local time
- Place: Marshfield, MA
- Airport: Marshfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WRWA
- Location: 42.0998° N, 70.6893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0998&lon=-70.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68DD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422028619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO SECURE CABIN DOOR. DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT DUE TO TURBULENCE. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

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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