Beechcraft BE200 N210SU
16 March 1994 · Rochester, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1994 at about 13:27 local time, a Beechcraft BE200 registered N210SU, operated by B. F. Goodrich, was involved in an incident near Rochester, Indiana, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:27
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Rochester, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.0608, -86.1907
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE200
- Registration
- N210SU
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- B. F. Goodrich
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Spencer
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI94IA111
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
the airplane painter/refinishers' failure to follow appropriate procedures/directives pertinent to the masking, stripping, painting and cleaning of the airplane cabin windows, which resulted in the in-flight failure of the right aft cabin window. A related factor is inadequate maintenance inspection by company maintenance personnel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOTS REPORTED THEY WERE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 16,000 FEET, WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD NOISE, FOLLOWED BY 'MASTER WARNING' AND 'CABIN ALTITUDE' LIGHTS, AND A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION. THEY STATED WHEN THEY LOOKED BACK TO THE REAR CABIN THEY SAW THE RIGHT REAR CABIN WINDOW HAD FAILED. THE PILOTS DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POSTINCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FAILED WIND0W WAS INSTALLED IN OCTOBER, 1985. THE AIRPLANE HAD FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 2100 HOURS AND BEEN REPAINTED TWICE SINCE THAT DATE. THE AIRPLANE HAD FLOWN 4.8 HOURS SINCE THE MOST RECENT REPAINTING. THE MANUFACTURER'S MANUALS AND SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS CAUTIONED THAT EXPOSURE TO PAINT, PAINT STRIPPER, SOLVENTS AND FUMES COULD RESULT IN CRACKED WINDOWS. THEY RECOMMENDED THE USE OF PRESSURE SENSITIVE MASKS, AND STATED, '...THE MASK MUST EXTEND BEYOND THE WINDOW CUTOUTS...[TO] PREVENT THE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS FROM ATTACKING THE WINDOW EDGES.' EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S WINDOWS REVEALED EVIDENCE OF STRIPPER AND PAINT OVERSPRAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft BE200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1977 | Beechcraft BE200 | Ruddock, Louisiana, United States | Tidewater Mari | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1994 | Grumman FM-2 | Woodburn, Indiana, United States | Kalamazoo Aviation History | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1994 | Simcox SPORT TRAINER | Laporte, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-28-200 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Robert C. Randol | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1994 | Lattimore-Dwyer BREEZY | Goshen, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1994 | Cessna 320F | Goshen, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1994 | Miller KITFOX | Spencer, Indiana, United States | Miller, Richard B. | No injuries | - |