# Accident 20190324001959A: Pilatus PC-12/45, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2019, 12:15 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0714° N, 80.1417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0714&lon=-80.1417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N944BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N944BT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090551, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B (registry code 52158, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-12/45
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190324001959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FXE ON 02/24/2019 ENROUTE TO MORRISTOWN, TN (MOR). PILOT STARTED CLIMB TO 26,000 FEET. AT OR ABOUT 20,000 FEET, PILOT HEARD LOUD NOISE. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD (CAPTAINS) SHATTERED AND AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING PRESSURIZATION. PILOT CONTACTED FXE ATC AND REQUESTED RETURN TO FXE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA19LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA137), Mar 24, 2019: Pilatus PC12 (N944BT), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance of the windshield, which resulted in delamination and in-flight depressurization.

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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