# Incident 19871108075209I: Piper PA34220T, El Paso, TX, November 8, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1987, 08:27 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7996° N, 106.3591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7996&lon=-106.3591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83931 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,223 total, 373 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871108075209I

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW88IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA025), Nov 8, 1987: Piper PA-34-220T (N83931), El Paso, TX, incident, minor damage

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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