# Incident 19780328011479I: Amd FALCONF, Greensboro, NC, March 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCONF
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78IA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780328011479I

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD78IA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA055), Mar 28, 1978: Dassault DA-20F (N16R), Greensboro, NC, incident, minor damage

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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