# Incident 19900523017069I: Swrngn SA227AC, Seattle, WA, May 23, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 46.9709° N, 122.8710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9709&lon=-122.8710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27442, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27442) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,234 total, 1,694 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90IA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90IA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900523017069I

## Narrative

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

CABIN WINDOW BLEW OUT ON DESCENT. PASSENGER PARTLY SUCKED OUT BUT RESCUED. EMERGENCY LANDING. WINDOW 2E.

## 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 SEA90IA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90IA085), May 23, 1990: Fairchild SA227 (N27442), Olympia, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: DUE TO AN ICE BUILD-UP DEPARTING THE PROPELLER AND STRIKING THE CABIN WINDOW.

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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