Shorts SD3-30 N331CA
11 June 1981 · Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 June 1981 at about 19:59 local time, a Shorts SD3-30 registered N331CA, operated by Pennsylvania C, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States. 15 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:59
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harrisburg Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Shorts SD3-30
- Registration
- N331CA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pennsylvania C
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New York, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LNDD W UNSAFE INDICATION FOR R MAIN GEAR.FOUND BROKEN WIRES ON DOWNLOCK SW, PN 216N9-10.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Shorts SD3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 1981 | Shorts SD3-30 | Dixon, Illinois, United States | Mississipi VAL | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1979 | Shorts SD3-30 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Henson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |