# Incident 19840708041029I: Piper PA28RT201T, Monte Vista, CO, July 8, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1984, 09:25 local time
- Place: Monte Vista, CO
- Airport: San Luis Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5785° N, 106.1502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monte Vista, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5785&lon=-106.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8140Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8140Y-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840708041029I

## Narrative

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

CABIN DOOR OPENED ON TAKEOFF. BLOCKED BY TRAFFIC ON THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MADE A GO AROUND AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N8140Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19860330008489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860330008489A), Mar 30, 1986: Piper PA28RT201T (N8140Y), Fort Rucker, AL, Substantial damage. Lost power after takeoff. Gear extended automatically during turn and aircraft struck tall trees. Fuel exhaustion.

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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