# Incident 19940316008579I: Beech 200BEECH, Rochester, IN, March 16, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1994, 08:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0608° N, 86.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0608&lon=-86.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210SU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 175 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94IA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94IA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940316008579I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI94IA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94IA111), Mar 16, 1994: Beech BE200 (N210SU), Rochester, IN, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the 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…

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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