# Incident 19871013072549I: Agusta A109, Novato, CA, October 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1987, 00:52 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PITA
- Location: 38.0851° N, 122.5483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Novato, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0851&lon=-122.5483&mi=10
- Aircraft: IYH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,083 total, 72 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/19871013072549I

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED TO A SAFE LANDING AFTER THE RIGHT CABIN DOOR SEPARATED WHILE EN ROUTE.

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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