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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 200BEECH · Rochester, IN · March 16, 1994

Date: March 16, 1994 · 08:30 local
Place: Rochester, IN
Airport: Fulton County Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N210SU
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI94IA111
Reported as: Beech 200BEECH
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,200 total175 in this make and model50 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.

Narrative: the Beechcraft, king air, N210SU was on an IFR flight plan from columbus, Ohio (osu) to spencer, Iowa (spw), approximately five miles north of Fulton County Airport, Indiana, at a flight level of 16,000'. There was a very loud noise and the cabin altitude warning light illuminated. The pilots estimated the cabin altitude at 3000'. The pilots initiated an emergency descent while informing chicago center of an emergency situation. The aircraft landed at fort wayne, Indiana with out further incident. The inspection of the aircraft revealed that the aft cabin window on the right side of the aircraft had failed and blown out in flight.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE BEECHCRAFT, KING AIR, N210SU WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO (OSU) TO SPENCER, IOWA (SPW), APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES NORTH OF FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT, INDIANA, AT A FLIGHT LEVEL OF 16,000'. THERE WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE AND THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOTS ESTIMATED THE CABIN ALTITUDE AT 3000'. THE PILOTS INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WHILE INFORMING CHICAGO CENTER OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT FORT WAYNE, INDIANA WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE AFT CABIN WINDOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD FAILED AND BLOWN OUT IN FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI94IA111Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportRochester, INthe airplane painter/refinishers' failure to follow appropriate procedures/directives pertinent to the masking, stripping, painting and cleaning of the airplane cabin windows, which resulted in the in-flight failure of the right aft cabin window. A related…Mar 16, 1994 · Minor damage