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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Pilatus PC-12/45 · Sleetmute, AK · March 7, 2025

Date: March 7, 2025 · 17:40 local
Place: Sleetmute, AK
Airport: Sleetmute
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: 9CKC
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N304PT
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC25LA027
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/45
People aboard: 10
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,600 total

N304PTRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/45S/N 304 · Built 2000 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/45 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft was enroute from scammon bay to anchorage.

Aircraft was in cruise at 27000 feet.

Pilot heard a loud bang and saw that the pilots windshield was cracked. Pilot began to descend.

At 24000 feet the pilots window blew out.

Aircraft made an emergency landing at Sleetmute.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM SCAMMON BAY TO ANCHORAGE.

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE AT 27000 FEET.

PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW THAT THE PILOTS WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. PILOT BEGAN TO DESCEND.

AT 24000 FEET THE PILOTS WINDOW BLEW OUT.

AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT SLEETMUTE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC25LA027Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportSleetmute, AKOn March 7, 2025, about 1740 Alaska standard time, a Pilatus PC-12 airplane, N304PT, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Sleetmute, Alaska. The pilot and nine passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title…Mar 8, 2025 · Substantial damage