# Incident 19830501033329I: Cessna 402C, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, May 1, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VAIA
- Location: 18.3333° N, 65.6576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fajardo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3333&lon=-65.6576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403N-1997-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 27 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830501033329I

## Narrative

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

CABIN EMERGENCY WINDOW SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. LANDED AT DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N403N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960805021039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960805021039A), Aug 5, 1996: Cessna 402B (N403N), St Barthelamy, U.S. Virgin Islands, Substantial damage. On attempt to abort takeoff due to stuck elevator, crashed into water.

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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