Beech 100 incident near Wichita, Kansas, December 13, 1982
On December 13, 1982 at about 3:05 pm local time, a Beech 100, registered N85BH, suffered minor damage in an incident near Wichita, Kansas. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 13, 1982 · about 3:05 pm local time
- Place
- Wichita, Kansas
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 100 · all 100s on the register
- Registration
- N85BH · registry record · serial B-6
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,500 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 110 in the last 90 days; 4,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,773 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 14 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,600 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P & W PT6A-28 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Ozark Skyways, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: SGF Springfield MO at 8:00 am
- Destination: GCK Garden City KS
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 9 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N85BH the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.