# Incident 19961018040419I: Beech 1900D, Grand Rapids, MI, October 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1996, 07:50 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: S2YA
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79SK-2007-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961018040419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CAPTAIN INSIDE WINDSHIELD PANEL SHATTERED AT LEVEL FLIGHT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT MOISTURE BETWEEN PANEL CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THE CAPTAIN INFORMED ATC BUT HE DID NOT DECLARE EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N79SK (1)

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

- [Accident 20030819021769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030819021769A), Aug 19, 2003: Beech 1900D (N79SK), Muskegon, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) During the landing roll-out on runway 06 a deer attempting to cross the runway was struck by the number 1 engine propeller causing substantial damage to…

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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