NTSB MIA93IA030 — 1992-12-17 · MIAMI, Florida, United States

N804MA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802, built 1996), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N804MA Boeing 727-225A Minor

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE WINDOW PANE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Factual narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS INITIATING ITS DESCENT FROM FL310 WHEN THE WINDOW ADJACENT TO SEAT 29F BLEW OUT. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR EAR INJURIES AND ONE PASSENGER'S ARM WAS SUCKED OUT OF THE WINDOW. HE RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND SCRAPES. NONE OF THE OUTER WINDOW PANE PARTS WERE RECOVERED FOR EXAMINATION TO DETERMINE FAILURES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_MIA93IA030.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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