# Incident 19850415017439I: Piper PA60602P, Altus, OK, April 15, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1985, 12:10 local time
- Place: Altus, OK
- Airport: Altus Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6680° N, 99.2678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALTUS AFB (LTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6680&lon=-99.2678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602AC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,780 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850415017439I

## Narrative

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

TOP CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN BREAKING RESTRAINING STRUT. FOUND DOOR CLOSE INDICATION WHEN DOOR NOT SECURE.

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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