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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · West Palm Beach, FL · October 17, 1998

Date
October 17, 1998 · 12:00 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4785P
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total150 in this make and model30 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.

(-5)While in cruise flight the left hand door window opened up and departed the aircraft. Investigations revealed that the rivete had pulled out from the window post. Operator filed and m & d report.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE LEFT HAND DOOR WINDOW OPENED UP AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT THE RIVETE HAD PULLED OUT FROM THE WINDOW POST. OPERATOR FILED AND M & D REPORT.