34.2098° N, 118.4900° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 4, 2000 · 16:35 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EEUA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Reported as
Hwksly DH125400A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,800 total800 in this make and model185 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.
(-23)Left hand side dv window cracked while aircraft was at FL270. A triangualr piece approximately 10"X6" spearated from the window. Inner pane remained intact. Only partial pressurization available, aircraft commander perfromed an emrgency descent approximately 10 mintues before landing. Smoke observed and smelled by crew. Source of smoke could not be identified.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)LEFT HAND SIDE DV WINDOW CRACKED WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS AT FL270. A TRIANGUALR PIECE APPROXIMATELY 10"X6" SPEARATED FROM THE WINDOW. INNER PANE REMAINED INTACT. ONLY PARTIAL PRESSURIZATION AVAILABLE, AIRCRAFT COMMANDER PERFROMED AN EMRGENCY DESCENT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINTUES BEFORE LANDING. SMOKE OBSERVED AND SMELLED BY CREW. SOURCE OF SMOKE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED.