# Incident 19850412023129I: Piper PA60600, Oklahoma City, OK, April 12, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1985, 18:00 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OJIA
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3643R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3643R-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1J5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,970 total, 113 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850412023129I

## Narrative

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

UPPER PORTION OF CABIN DOOR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. DOOR HAD TORN LOOSE FROM ITS TOP MOUNTING.

## Other reports on N3643R (1)

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

- [Accident 19850810041699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810041699A), Aug 10, 1985: Piper PA60600 (N3643R), Denver, CO, Destroyed. Stalled while attempting to climb to avoid 727 turbulence. Aircraft was overgross. Burned on impact.

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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