Narrative:

On 11/sat/89, I rented an small aircraft for a 2-DAY flight to great harbour cay in the bahamas. The aircraft was rented from FBO in west palm beach, fl. All documents were in place. There was a temporary regulation certificate (pink slip) in the aircraft. The renter had advised me that the aircraft was legal to fly international. The trip was completed and we returned on 11/sun/89. We went on to customs, where after their inspection of the aircraft documents, I was informed that due to the aircraft having only a pink slip regulation they were going to have to write out a violation per ICAO 91. At no time was I aware of this ruling. I was not able to find it written anywhere. The cause for this violation I believe is the failure of the FBO to keep up with the rules of regulations for international flight of private aircraft they rent out.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT CITED FOR OPERATING AN INTERNATIONAL FLT WITHOUT REQUIRED ACFT REGISTRATION ON BOARD.

Narrative: ON 11/SAT/89, I RENTED AN SMA FOR A 2-DAY FLT TO GREAT HARBOUR CAY IN THE BAHAMAS. THE ACFT WAS RENTED FROM FBO IN WEST PALM BEACH, FL. ALL DOCUMENTS WERE IN PLACE. THERE WAS A TEMPORARY REG CERTIFICATE (PINK SLIP) IN THE ACFT. THE RENTER HAD ADVISED ME THAT THE ACFT WAS LEGAL TO FLY INTL. THE TRIP WAS COMPLETED AND WE RETURNED ON 11/SUN/89. WE WENT ON TO CUSTOMS, WHERE AFTER THEIR INSPECTION OF THE ACFT DOCUMENTS, I WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE ACFT HAVING ONLY A PINK SLIP REG THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO WRITE OUT A VIOLATION PER ICAO 91. AT NO TIME WAS I AWARE OF THIS RULING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND IT WRITTEN ANYWHERE. THE CAUSE FOR THIS VIOLATION I BELIEVE IS THE FAILURE OF THE FBO TO KEEP UP WITH THE RULES OF REGS FOR INTL FLT OF PVT ACFT THEY RENT OUT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.