32.5252° N, 93.7502° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 10, 1979 · 11:30 local
Place
Shreveport, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JFC
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N250AL
Reported as
Grumav G159
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,800 total400 in this make and model0 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.
Windshield heat caused arcing at FL210. Pilot turned off power, outer panel shattered.
As the FAA filed it
WINDSHIELD HEAT CAUSED ARCING AT FL210. PILOT TURNED OFF POWER, OUTER PANEL SHATTERED.