NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL84IA255
Registry · N501SS
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 500
Year of manufacture
1978 · 6 years old at event
Engine
P&W CANADA JT15D-1
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19980114
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A63F48
Registrant of record
CYPRESS AIRCRAFT SALES LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING LEVEL OFF AT 16,000 FT WITH A SEA LEVEL CABIN PRESSURE (6 PSI DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE), THE CREW HEARD A 'POP', THEN THE COPLT'S WINDOW BLEW OUT. DEBRIS, INCLUDING THE GLARESHIELD, EXITED THE COCKPIT & INJURED THE COPILOT. THE WINDOW WAS A SINGLE THICKNESS ACRYLIC, MANUFACTURED BY PPG (PN 26-2L 383-006). THE WINDOW WAS IN SERVICE 12,158 HRS SINCE NEW IN 1979. FATIGUE ORIGINATED NEAR THE LOWER REAR CORNER UNDER THE EDGE OF THE WINDOW RETAINER STRIP. CAUSE OF THE FATIGUE WAS NOT DETERMINED. WHITE PAINT & SEALANT MATERIAL WERE AT THE FATIGUE ORIGIN. A SCRIBE LINE WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ORIGIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_ATL84IA255.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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