41.5947° N, 109.2209° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 26, 1995 · 17:20 local
Place
Rock Springs, WY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40215
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
570 total200 in this make and model25 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.
On descent through FL240 side window blew out. Aircraft began a spin and recovered. Landed.copilot window cracked.
As the FAA filed it
ON DESCENT THROUGH FL240 SIDE WINDOW BLEW OUT.AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SPIN AND RECOVERED.LANDED.COPILOT WINDOW CRACKED.