# Incident 20000604034839I: Hwksly DH125400A, Van Nuys, CA, June 4, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2000, 16:35 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EEUA
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH125400A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 800 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000604034839I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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