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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Hagerstown, MD · April 14, 1994

Date: April 14, 1994 · 09:35 local
Place: Hagerstown, MD
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N62912
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N62912Registered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7652164 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Severe air turbulance on climb. Photographer in rear seat not strapped in. Returned. Landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE AIR TURBULANCE ON CLIMB. PHOTOGRAPHER IN REAR SEAT NOT STRAPPED IN. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY.