# Incident 19820601036939I: Piper PA31350, Chicago, IL, June 1, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TSFA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4091U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4091U-1991-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820601036939I

## Narrative

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

NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF. BAGGAGE FELL OUT INTO PROPELLER. EMERGENCY LANDED. DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK.

## Other reports on N4091U (1)

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

- [Accident 19821224065099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821224065099A), Dec 24, 1982: Piper PA31350 (N4091U), Dubuque, IA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed 3/4 mile short of runway during back course instrument approach.

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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