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MKC88LA167

1988-09-01 · EMPORIA, Kansas, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EMP

N257AM has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3, built 2011), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE CRUISING AT 17,000 FT, THE 1ST OFFICER'S RGT WINDOW PANEL FAILED & BLEW OUTWARD. A CABIN DECOMPRESSION OCCURRED & THE COPILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CAPTAIN IMMEDIATELY DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT & CONTINUED TO THEIR DESTINATION WHERE AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MKC88LA167.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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