37.3779° N, 79.1222° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FALWELL (W24), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 29, 1987 · 14:25 local
Place
Lynchburg, VA
Airport
Falwell
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CHQA
Aircraft
N3113C
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,251 total1,364 in this make and model254 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.
Returned for landing with a lack of pressurization. Passenger had opened the left emergency window.
As the FAA filed it
RETURNED FOR LANDING WITH A LACK OF PRESSURIZATION. PASSENGER HAD OPENED THE LEFT EMERGENCY WINDOW.