# Incident 19831117071459I: Piper PA31350, New Orleans, LA, November 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1983, 20:30 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ORLA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63589 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 10,202 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831117071459I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG NEAR ENGINE. ABORTED TAKE OFF. NOSE BAGGAGE DOORLOCKED BUT OPEN. BRACKET THAT HOLDS DOOR WAS BROKEN.

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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