# Incident 19830822049889I: Piper PA23250, Adrian, MI, August 22, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1983, 20:30 local time
- Place: Adrian, MI
- Airport: Lenawee County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.8676° N, 84.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LENAWEE COUNTY (ADG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8676&lon=-84.0773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40232, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40232-1992-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830822049889I

## Narrative

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

CABIN DOOR OPENED AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. FOUND BROKEN WIRE IN TOP BAYONET OF THE CABIN DOOR. LANDED DUE TO VIBRATION.

## Other reports on N40232 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840309012399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840309012399I), Mar 9, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N40232), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Ran off taxiway into a snowbank while taxiing in from landing. Snow hid some of the blue taxiway lights.

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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