Beechcraft 100 N85BH

Summary

On 13 December 1982 at about 15:05 local time, a Beechcraft 100 registered N85BH, operated by Ozark Skyways, Inc., was involved in an incident near Wichita, Kansas, United States. 10 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 December 1982 at 15:05

Classification

Incident

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 100

Registration

N85BH

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Ozark Skyways, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Garden City

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83IA035

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE CRUISING AT 18000 FEET, THE PRESSURIZED PORTION OF THE SECOND WINDOW BLEW OUT. THE INSIDE WINDOW REMAINED INTACT AND THE CABIN SLOWLY DEPRESSURIZED. THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED BY A LATER PRODUCTION PANE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. THE OLD WINDOW HAD APPROXIMATELY 5773 HOURS SINCE INSTALLATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.