# Incident 19860425023379I: Piper PA31310, Burbank, CA, April 25, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1986, 03:10 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Glendale Pasadena
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6759L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6759L-2014-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425023379I

## Narrative

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

CREW DOOR POPPED OPEN ON TAKEOFF. ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR BEFORE ABORTING. RAN OFF RUNWAY END INTO A FENCE.

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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