Event MKC88LA167

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

Registry · N257AM

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3

Year of manufacture

2011

TCDS

H9EU · AIRBUS HELICOPTERS

Engine

TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B1 (747 hp)

Seats / Engines

7 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20110711

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A2718B

Registrant of record

AIR METHODS LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N257AM Swearingen SA-226 Serious

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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