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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Federsen Walter LANCAIR IVP · Bluffton, OH · June 4, 2012

Date: June 4, 2012 · 21:52 local
Place: Bluffton, OH
Airport: Bluffton
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N40941
Reported as: Federsen Walter Lancair IVP
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total150 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N40941Registration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Federsen Walter LANCAIR IVPS/N 207 · Built 2006 Airframe modelFedersen Walter LANCAIR IVP Engine modelContinental TSIO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

When discussing the events with the pilot of N40941, he stated that during the course of his flight that everything was normal. He was established in cruise at FL 200, he then stated that he heard a loud bang. When he looked in the back of the aircraft he discovered that the left rear window had departed the aircraft. The pilot then requsted a lower altitude and landed in Bluffton, Ohio, where the aircraft is based.

As the FAA filed it

WHEN DISCUSSING THE EVENTS WITH THE PILOT OF N40941, HE STATED THAT DURING THE COURSE OF HIS FLIGHT THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. HE WAS ESTABLISHED IN CRUISE AT FL 200, HE THEN STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. WHEN HE LOOKED IN THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT HE DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT REAR WINDOW HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT THEN REQUSTED A LOWER ALTITUDE AND LANDED IN BLUFFTON, OHIO, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS BASED.

Other reports on N40941 · 1

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

Accident 20140727012809ADescent · Findlay, OHOn 07/27/2014 around 01:00 toledo ATC took N40941, a lance air ivp at 14,500' and 280 knots inbound for a full stop landing at bluffton (5G7). The pilot in this case was [privacy data omitted], a private pilot based at 5G7. The weather at this time was…Jul 27, 2014 · Destroyed · 2 fatal