60.4853° N, 151.0690° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 7, 1988 · 12:55 local
Place
Soldotna, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SOCA
Aircraft
N493SC
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total300 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Bottom half of airstair door opened in flight. Diverted to nearest airport. No details given in report.
As the FAA filed it
BOTTOM HALF OF AIRSTAIR DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. NO DETAILS GIVEN IN REPORT.