# Incident 19970120002509I: Cessna 340A, Cahokia, IL, January 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1997, 16:24 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5709° N, 90.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5709&lon=-90.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12GM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970120002509I

## Narrative

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

BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED ON CLIMBOUT. ABORTED AND LANDED GEAR UP.

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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