# NTSB FTW80IA050: Beech 65A90, N30AA, Bridgeport, TX, March 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1980
- Place: Bridgeport, TX · BRIDGEPORT, TX
- Location: 33.2136° N, 97.7752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2136&lon=-97.7752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80IA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800303028209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800303028209I), Mar 3, 1980: Beech 65A90, Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Explosive depressurization when window separated. Fracture originated in a scratch.

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.

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