# Accident 20200903021609A: Cessna 340A, Oklahoma City, OK, September 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2020, 11:17 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Sundance
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4699° N, 97.5198° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4699&lon=-97.5198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5178J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5178J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200903021609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN20LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA378), Sep 3, 2020: Cessna 340 (N5178J), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the windscreen for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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