# Accident 19820518016579A: Piper PA60601P, Titusville, FL, May 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1982, 15:48 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Cocoa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5804° N, 80.8203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5804&lon=-80.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90702, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90702-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,119 total, 94 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820518016579A

## Narrative

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

CABIN DOOR NOT SECURED.POPPED OPEN ON TAKEOFF. PILOT LOST CONTROL TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOOR. HASTY NO RUNUP TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA82FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA120), May 18, 1982: Piper P-60-601P (N90702), Titusville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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