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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA34220T · El Paso, TX · November 8, 1987

Date
November 8, 1987 · 08:27 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N83931
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88IA025
Reported as
Piper PA34220T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360KB
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,223 total373 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Baggage door opened on initial climb. Aborted. Hard landing on remaining runway. Parts excessively worn.

As the FAA filed it

BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED ON INITIAL CLIMB. ABORTED. HARD LANDING ON REMAINING RUNWAY. PARTS EXCESSIVELY WORN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.