FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Kress, TX · August 14, 1982
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left side pilot window blew out. Made emergency descent. Break began near vent opening.
LEFT SIDE PILOT WINDOW BLEW OUT. MADE EMERGENCY DESCENT. BREAK BEGAN NEAR VENT OPENING.
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.