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.
Narrative: immediately after level off for cruise, the side escape hatch departed the aircraft. Preliminary investigation indicates the latch safety lock pin worked itself out of the locked position.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEVEL OFF FOR CRUISE, THE SIDE ESCAPE HATCH DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE LATCH SAFETY LOCK PIN WORKED ITSELF OUT OF THE LOCKED POSITION.
Other reports on N3748C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.