# Accident 20250307001849A: Pilatus PC-12/45, Sleetmute, AK, March 7, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2025, 17:40 local time
- Place: Sleetmute, AK
- Airport: Sleetmute
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 9CKC
- Location: 61.6996° N, 157.1734° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6996&lon=-157.1734&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N304PT) (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-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-12/45
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250307001849A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC25LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA027), Mar 8, 2025: Pilatus PC-12/45 (N304PT), Sleetmute, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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