# Incident 19960505013319I: Piper PA31T1, Helena, MT, May 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1996, 15:35 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121BE-2000-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T1 (registry code 7103126, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960505013319I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19980519010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980519010149A), May 19, 1998: Piper PA31T1 (N121BE), Great Falls, MT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Annual IFR currency flight for insurance. Began go around stalled crashed and burned right engine power lever off.(.4) the flight was on a practice…

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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