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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601B · Wichita, KS · August 24, 1984

Date
August 24, 1984 · 06:20 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Mid Continent
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N61AM
Reported as
Piper PA60601B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total50 in this make and model150 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.

Door came off during climb to cruise. Apparently door was not properly latched. No indication of problem with door.

As the FAA filed it

DOOR CAME OFF DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE. APPARENTLY DOOR WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED. NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM WITH DOOR.