# Accident 19841012060709A: Piper PA24260, Camarillo, CA, October 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1984, 18:05 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2304° N, 119.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2304&lon=-119.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9493P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9493P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540N1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 10 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841012060709A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO DETERMINE IF DOOR SECURELY CLOSED ON GROUND. DOOR OPENED IN AIR. DISTRACTED, FAILED TO EXTEND GEARS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA016), Oct 13, 1984: Piper PA-24-260 (N9493P), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9493P (2)

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

- [Incident 19820902052219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820902052219I), Sep 2, 1982: Piper PA24260 (N9493P), Seaside, OR, Minor damage. Landed downwind with brakes full on, skidded off end of runway. Side load collapsed gear.
- [Incident 19810729054119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729054119I), Jul 29, 1981: Piper PA24260 (N9493P), Petaluma, CA, Minor damage. Veered off runway on landing roll pilot skill a factor.

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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