- Date
- March 3, 1980
- Place
- Bridgeport, TX · BRIDGEPORT, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N30AABeech 65A90
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800303028209I
- Case key
- 79364
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0003 80/3/3 BRIDGEPORT,TX BEECH 65A90 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1230 N30AA PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG UNK/NR, 3750 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS-FORT WORTH,TX HIGGINS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION REMARKS- FWD CABIN WINDOW ON L SIDE FAILED.SCRATCHES FOUND ON THIS & ONE OTHER WINDOW FM ABRASIVE WEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30AA
- Reported as
- Beech 65A90
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.