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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · AMD Falconf · Greensboro, NC · March 28, 1978

Date
March 28, 1978 · 14:30 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N16R
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD78IA055
Reported as
AMD Falconf
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,500 total2,400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Cabin door light came on after test depressurization at 14000 feet. Door departed during emergency descent.

As the FAA filed it

CABIN DOOR LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TEST DEPRESSURIZATION AT 14000 FEET. DOOR DEPARTED DURING EMERGENCY DESCENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.