# Incident 20150502005959I: Beech B300, Palm Springs, CA, May 2, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GSPA
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60WC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B300
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,730 total, 515 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150502005959I

## Narrative

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

AT CRUISING ALTITUDE OF FL270, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION (3000 FPM). PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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