- Date
- May 7, 1981
- Place
- San Angelo, TX · SAN ANGELO, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3642JPiper PA-60
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810507022549A
- Case key
- 126691
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0358 81/5/7 SAN ANGELO,TX PIPER PA-60 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3022 TIME - 1541 N3642J PX- 0 1 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MATHIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANGELO,TX RUIDOSO,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DOOR/PANEL OPEN AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- UPPER DOOR OPN'D IMMEDIATELY AFTR T/O. PLT COULD NOT MAINTAIN CLIMB OR SPEED. DOOR OUT OF RIG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3642J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-60
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mathis
FAA reports on this event · 1
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