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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T1 · Helena, MT · May 5, 1996

Date
May 5, 1996 · 15:35 local
Place
Helena, MT
Airport
Helena Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N121BE
Reported as
Piper PA31T1
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A11
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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: on may 5, 1996, at 1535 local MST, a Piper cheyenne, operated by pilot in command bruce erickson, on a personal flight, reported that at 27,000 feet, the right hand window (co-pilots) blew out. Pilot requested lower altitude and returned to Helena airport. Aircraft landed without incident. The cause for co-pilots side window failure is unknown. This matter is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 5, 1996, AT 1535 LOCAL MST, A PIPER CHEYENNE, OPERATED BY PILOT IN COMMAND BRUCE ERICKSON, ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT, REPORTED THAT AT 27,000 FEET, THE RIGHT HAND WINDOW (CO-PILOTS) BLEW OUT. PILOT REQUESTED LOWER ALTITUDE AND RETURNED TO HELENA AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAUSE FOR CO-PILOTS SIDE WINDOW FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N121BE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.