# NTSB FTW81FRD45: Piper PA-32R, N8108V, Lake Charles, LA, September 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1981
- Place: Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1952   81/9/4    LAKE CHARLES,LA     PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N8108V              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 24, 1499 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            195 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCFILLEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CHARLES,LA             HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- ABORTED AFTER BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED DRG TKOF ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8108V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8108V-2008-09-03), registration cancelled 2008-09-03, S/N 32R-8029008, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcfillen

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810904055559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904055559A), Sep 4, 1981: Piper PA32R301T, Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff when front baggage door came open. Aircraft went off end of runway into ditch.

## Other investigations on N8108V (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 FTW02LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA127), Apr 23, 2002: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8108V), Bogalusa, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a deer that ran in front of the airplane during the takeoff phase. A contributing factor was the lack of an airport perimeter fence to prevent deer from entering the runway environment.

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.

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