65.9771° N, 161.1396° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckland, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 25, 2003 · 07:00 local
Place
Buckland, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CSAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N22VF
Reported as
Piper PA31T2
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
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) privacy data omitted aircraft in cruise configuration at flight level 15000 feet when a window from the left side of the aircraft blew out. Pilot executed an immediate emergency descent and landed without further incident. Suspect window is located in 1st position behind the pilot side window.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION AT FLIGHT LEVEL 15000 FEET WHEN A WINDOW FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT BLEW OUT. PILOT EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUSPECT WINDOW IS LOCATED IN 1ST POSITION BEHIND THE PILOT SIDE WINDOW.