34.2098° N, 118.4900° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 1, 1978 · 18:00 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N88697
Reported as
Cessna 404CESSNA
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,084 total450 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.
Rear window popped open in flight due to insufficient latching.
As the FAA filed it
REAR WINDOW POPPED OPEN IN FLIGHT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LATCHING.