# Incident 19870531023049I: Piper PA32301, Bethel, AK, May 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1987, 12:50 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8429N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8429N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 125 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/19870531023049I

## Narrative

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

NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR POPPED OPEN AT LIFTOFF.  ABORTED ON REMAINING RUNWAY.  SECURED DOOR AND DEPARTED.

## Other reports on N8429N (2)

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

- [Accident 19880223003379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880223003379A), Feb 23, 1988: Piper PA32301 (N8429N), Kipnuk, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into ground after takeoff. Pilot blamed white out. Passengers reported low ceiling and all windows fogged up.
- [Accident 19830117006379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117006379A), Jan 17, 1983: Piper PA32301 (N8429N), Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. Left brake failed. Pilot steered aircraft off side of runway. Struck obstruction during landing rollout.

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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