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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227-AC · Ontario, CA · April 5, 1994

Date
April 5, 1994 · 18:50 local
Place
Ontario, CA
Airport
Ontario International Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SWIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N174SW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94IA181
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,575 total3,694 in this make and model235 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Captains windshield disintegrated and sucked captain part way out of window. Emergency descent. Landed at Ontario.

As the FAA filed it

CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD DISINTEGRATED AND SUCKED CAPTAIN PART WAY OUT OF WINDOW. EMERGENCY DESCENT. LANDED AT ONTARIO.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N174SW · 1

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