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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raythn B300 · Boise, ID · November 5, 2008

Date: November 5, 2008 · 22:23 local
Place: Boise, ID
Airport: Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Fld
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CUXA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N511PS
Reported as: Raythn B300
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N511PSRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2024 · Raytheon B300S/N FL-312 Airframe modelRaytheon B300 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed spokane WA on flight to modesto CA at 2130 local, in VFR conditions. At FL310 about 30 minutes into flight pilot said he heard a very loud band and l/h windshield was "cracked into millions of pieces". This was the interior side which caused his visibility to go to zero. Pilot declared emergency due to cracked windshield and was diverted to Boise id, landing without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED SPOKANE WA ON FLIGHT TO MODESTO CA AT 2130 LOCAL, IN VFR CONDITIONS. AT FL310 ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT PILOT SAID HE HEARD A VERY LOUD BAND AND L/H WINDSHIELD WAS "CRACKED INTO MILLIONS OF PIECES". THIS WAS THE INTERIOR SIDE WHICH CAUSED HIS VISIBILITY TO GO TO ZERO. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND WAS DIVERTED TO BOISE ID, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT.