40.9214° N, 98.3586° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 26, 1987 · 14:00 local
Place
Grand Island, NE
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N7377F
Reported as
Boeing 737291
People aboard
76
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,800 total5,000 in this make and model
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.
Number 2 cockpit window outer panel fell out while at cruise. Immediate descent made.
As the FAA filed it
NUMBER 2 COCKPIT WINDOW OUTER PANEL FELL OUT WHILE AT CRUISE. IMMEDIATE DESCENT MADE.