FAA incident report · Piper PA32300 · Clearwater, FL · August 30, 1984
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.
Top engine cowling came loose and tore off breking windshield. Plastic hit pilots face. Forward fasteners loosened.
TOP ENGINE COWLING CAME LOOSE AND TORE OFF BREKING WINDSHIELD. PLASTIC HIT PILOTS FACE. FORWARD FASTENERS LOOSENED.