40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 7, 1980 · 08:15 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N600MS
Reported as
Swrngn SA26AT
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1,000 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.
Co-pilot's inside windshield shattered in flight. Aircraft began to lose pressure.
As the FAA filed it
CO-PILOT'S INSIDE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE PRESSURE.