# Incident 19821213067729I: Beech 100BEECH, Wichita, KS, December 13, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1982, 09:05 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Mid Continent
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 100BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83IA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821213067729I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC83IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83IA035), Dec 13, 1982: Beech 100 (N85BH), Wichita, KS, incident, minor damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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