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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · West Palm Beach, FL · March 28, 2005

Date: March 28, 2005 · 11:00 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Palm Beach International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N53589
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05LA083
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total500 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N53589Registration cancelled Aug 31, 2012 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9408 · Built 2003 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that the passenger window separated from the aircraft and hit the horizontal stabilizer and rudder after they encountered severe turbulence at about 8000 feet. He said the passenger door blew open about a second later shearing off the upper and lower forward hinge pins. The door remained attached to the aircraft at the track. Pilot and passenger landed safely at kpbi.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HIT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER AFTER THEY ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT ABOUT 8000 FEET. HE SAID THE PASSENGER DOOR BLEW OPEN ABOUT A SECOND LATER SHEARING OFF THE UPPER AND LOWER FORWARD HINGE PINS. THE DOOR REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TRACK. PILOT AND PASSENGER LANDED SAFELY AT KPBI.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA05LA083Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalm Beach, FLThe flight crews inadvertent encounter with turbulence in clouds while being vectored by ATC while operating in instrument meteorological conditions. A factor in the accident was the ATC personnel's (ARTCC) inadequate weather avoidance assistance.Mar 28, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N53589 · 1

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

Accident 20120223001859AClimb · Key West, FLCessna 172S, s/n: 172S9408, N53589 arrived in Key West, Florida at approximately 1700(l) cleared customs and went to island city flying service (FBO). At 1748(l) the aircraft took 12 gallons of fuel, 6 gallons per side. The two pilots onboard departed the…Feb 23, 2012 · Destroyed · 2 fatal