30.2241° N, 92.0198° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 12, 1983 · 13:05 local
Place
Lafayette, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N64SW
Reported as
Boeing 7372H4
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
110
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Outside window panel blew out. Descended to 10000 feet. Replaced shattered window and two cracked windows.
As the FAA filed it
OUTSIDE WINDOW PANEL BLEW OUT. DESCENDED TO 10000 FEET. REPLACED SHATTERED WINDOW AND TWO CRACKED WINDOWS.