- Date
- May 23, 1990, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Olympia, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 19 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N27442Fairchild SA227
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900523017069I
- Case key
- 41133
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Probable cause
Due to an ice build-up departing the propeller and striking the cabin window.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While descending from 14,000 feet, the second row right side cabin window suddenly blew out. An emergency descent was initiated to the airport where the airplane landed without further incident. The window and frame were inspected and noted that the frame and connecting bolts appeared undamaged. Two indentations were noted on the fuselage just forward of the window and aft of the ice protection plate. Passengers reported that prior to the window blow out, loud bumps or thumps were heard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27442
- Reported as
- Fairchild SA227
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AC-750
- Airframe hours
- 675
- Engine
- Garrett TPE311, 1,591 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Horizon Airlines
- Registered owner
- Investors Asset Holding Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · May 17, 1990 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- PDX · Portland, OR
- Destination
- SEA · Seattle, WA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.