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) While on downwind for landing at John Wayne airport (ksna) for runway 19R the pilot of N47589 Piper PA-28R-201T, s/n 28R-7703404 reported that the pilot side window had blown out. He was cleared to land by the tower at ksna and landed without incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT (KSNA) FOR RUNWAY 19R THE PILOT OF N47589 PIPER PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R-7703404 REPORTED THAT THE PILOT SIDE WINDOW HAD BLOWN OUT. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND BY THE TOWER AT KSNA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Other reports on N47589 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.