What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Departure was normal approximately 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot heard a loud bang. The pilot looked and
Realized that the copilot windshield was no longer in place and that the right side of the glareshield was flapping outside the cabin in the
Wind. The pilot flew to khsd and landed without further incident.
Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft that was located at Sundance Airport. Visible damage to the windshield of the aircraft was noted. No other damage to the aircraft was apparent.
Maintenance records at the time of the incident the records were check for airworthiness.
NTSB sent windshield to be tested at their facility for further inspection.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTURE WAS NORMAL APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE PILOT LOOKED AND
REALIZED THAT THE COPILOT WINDSHIELD WAS NO LONGER IN PLACE AND THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GLARESHIELD WAS FLAPPING OUTSIDE THE CABIN IN THE
WIND. THE PILOT FLEW TO KHSD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS LOCATED AT SUNDANCE AIRPORT. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPARENT.
MAINTENANCE RECORDS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE RECORDS WERE CHECK FOR AIRWORTHINESS.
NTSB SENT WINDSHIELD TO BE TESTED AT THEIR FACILITY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.