# Incident 19970205026449I: Bell 214ST, Galveston, TX, February 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AGLS
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5748M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5748M-2012-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214ST (registry code 1182106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214st) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7 series (registry code 30030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214ST
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,542 total, 543 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970205026449I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE LEFT HAND HINGED WINDOW PANE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE FRAME STAYED ATTACHED TO THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY. HINGED WINDOW WAS CLOSED AND LATCHED.

## Other reports on N5748M (2)

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

- [Incident 19950612029359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950612029359I), Jun 12, 1995: Bell 214ST (N5748M), Morgan City, LA. NR2 engine gott hot. Shutdown. Temperature went down. Restarted for landing. Pin 24 on 22J24 grounded. Cleanded.
- [Incident 19950410013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950410013519I), Apr 10, 1995: Bell 214ST (N5748M), Morgan City, LA. Oil cooler blower motor light came on. Switched to alternate system. Landed safely.

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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