19871111069909A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-310 · West Palm Beach, FL · November 11, 1987

Date: November 11, 1987 · 05:00 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FMTA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N112AG
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA88LA040
Reported as: Piper PA31310
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540A2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,544 total368 in this make and model283 in the last 90 days

N112AGRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-698 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Encountered severe turbulence cruising at 5000 feet. Impact opened cargo door and damaged wing spars. Landed safely

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE CRUISING AT 5000 FEET. IMPACT OPENED CARGO DOOR AND DAMAGED WING SPARS. LANDED SAFELY

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA88LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Palm Beach, FLThe plt stated that while enroute to West Palm Beach, she encountered severe turbulence. The aft cabin door popped open but remained attached and the flt was continued and lndd w/o further incident. As the plt attempted to restart the engs for the return trip…Nov 11, 1987 · Substantial damage