Gallup Med Flight - Non-injury incident

Date: 1-16-08 2000 MST

Program: Gallup Med Flight
	2111 W. Hwy 66
	Gallup, NM 87301

Type: Cessna 414G
Tail #: 6640C
Operator/Vendor: Gallup Flying Serivce

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: Pilot, Flight  Nurse, Flight Nurse. No injuries reported. Patient on board. 

Description: 
	Flight team with patient and passenger aboard, enroute to Albuquerque,
	NM. Experienced cabin depressurization secondary to unexpected
	breakage with partial loss of the front co-pilot windshield.  Pilot
	maintained full control and was able to make emergency landing at
	base, in Gallup, NM, within 8 minutes. Patient care maintained with no
	injuries reported by patient, passenger, or flight team.  Patient
	transport was continued by another company aircraft. FAA report filed
	and aircraft released for repair. 

Source: Renee Dove, Program Director

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