19821213067729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 100BEECH · Wichita, KS · December 13, 1982

Date
December 13, 1982 · 09:05 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Mid Continent
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N85BH
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC83IA035
Reported as
Beech 100BEECH
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total50 in this make and model110 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.

Cruising at 18,000 feet, left second cabin window blew out. Inside window remained. Cabin lost pressure on descent.

As the FAA filed it

CRUISING AT 18,000 FEET, LEFT SECOND CABIN WINDOW BLEW OUT. INSIDE WINDOW REMAINED. CABIN LOST PRESSURE ON DESCENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.