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FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · South Bend, IN · May 24, 1989

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Date
May 24, 1989 · 11:30 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8544Y
Reported as
Piper PA30
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,638 total2,799 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days
N8544YRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1625 · Built 1967Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Vibration in airframe on departure. Returned. Found right front seat belt hanging out of cabin door.

As the FAA filed it

VIBRATION IN AIRFRAME ON DEPARTURE. RETURNED. FOUND RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT HANGING OUT OF CABIN DOOR.