# NTSB Incident LAX94IA181
> **FAIRCHILD SA-227AC** · 1994-04-05 · ONTARIO, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94IA181
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01120
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1994-04-05
- **Location:** ONTARIO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.019237, -117.579383
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 11
- **Total aboard:** 12
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FAIRCHILD
- **Model:** SA-227AC
- **Registration:** N174SW
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of maintenance personnel to detect a crack in the windscreen which exceeded the operational limits for pressurized flight.  A factor in the accident was the inadequacy of the inspection method published by the manufacturer.

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