# Incident 19880218003519I: Piper PA31T, Las Vegas, NV, February 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1988, 16:37 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AEVA
- Location: 36.0797° N, 115.1405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0797&lon=-115.1405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2645Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88IA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88IA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218003519I

## Narrative

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

COPILOT WINDOW EXPLODED RESULTING IN RAPID DECOMPRESSION. WINDOW HAD BEEN REPLACED. IMPROPER TORQUED AND SEALANT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA88IA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88IA051), Feb 19, 1988: Piper PA-31T (N2645Z), Las Vegas, NV, incident, minor damage

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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