# Incident 19871011071849I: Cessna 340A, Athens, GA, October 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1987, 14:45 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5454X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5454X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 80 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871011071849I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN THE DOOR CAME OPEN. PILOT MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY END. RAN OFF THE END.

## Other reports on N5454X (1)

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

- [Accident 19890214032329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890214032329A), Feb 14, 1989: Cessna 340A (N5454X), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed while taxiing after landing. Upper down lock top bushing seized.

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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