# NTSB MIA79FLD98: Ham-Flugzeu HFB320, N111DC, Tampa, FL, September 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1979
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD98
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD98

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2707  79/9/18  NR.TAMPA,FL           HAM-FLUGZEU HFB320  CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 6096
        TIME - 1513                    N111DC              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FL                    CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION
        REMARKS- PILOTS SIDE WINDOW OPENED INFLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N111DC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111DC-2014-08-28), registration cancelled 2014-08-28, S/N 1030, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAM-FLUGZEU HFB320
- Registry model: [Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB 320 HANSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/hamburger-flugzeugbau-hfb-320-hansa) (registry code 4071204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CJ610-SER series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (registry code 30006, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial 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).

- [Accident 19790918030189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918030189A), Sep 18, 1979: Hamflu HFB320, St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot's window failed causing rapid decompression. Main DC circuit breaker broken off by flying debris.

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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