40.1224° N, 76.2944° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 7, 1984 · 16:00 local
Place
Lancaster, PA
Airport
Lancaster
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N95240
Reported as
Piper PA60601B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total11 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Cabin door opened. Blew off as pilot tried to close it. His hand blew into prop injuring a finger. Door not secured
As the FAA filed it
CABIN DOOR OPENED. BLEW OFF AS PILOT TRIED TO CLOSE IT. HIS HAND BLEW INTO PROP INJURING A FINGER. DOOR NOT SECURED