FAA incident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · San Diego, CA · July 21, 1985
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.
Pilots window was in open position and suddenly vibrated and departed aircraft. Hinges remained with aircraft.
PILOTS WINDOW WAS IN OPEN POSITION AND SUDDENLY VIBRATED AND DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. HINGES REMAINED WITH AIRCRAFT.