# Incident 19890109005469I: Piper PA60602P, Binghamton, NY, January 9, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1989, 07:54 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field-Broome Cty
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3648B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3648B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 602P (registry code 7106014, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109005469I

## Narrative

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

TOP OF MAIN CABIN DOOR OPENED ON CLIMBOUT. DECLARED EMERGENCY. RETURNED. PILOT HIT DOOR LATCH WITH ELBOW ON CLIMB.

## Other reports on N3648B (1)

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

- [Incident 19891127063319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891127063319I), Nov 27, 1989: Piper PA60602P (N3648B), Syracuse, NY. Engine lost power. Descended, a fuel cross feed valve had frozen. Warmer air corrected problem. Power restored.

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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