Short Bros SD3-30 N304CA
22 June 1981 · Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 June 1981 at about 17:17 local time, a Short Bros SD3-30 registered N304CA, operated by Pennsylvania A, was involved in an incident during in flight near Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. 13 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:17
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Short Bros SD3-30
- Registration
- N304CA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pennsylvania A
- Operating rule
- Intrastate Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Middletown, Pa → Flushing, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0035
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
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
ACFT ABRUPTLY DESCENDED 800FT FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN ALT OF 1100FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Short Bros SD3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1980 | Short Bros SD3-30 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | Reading Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1979 | Short Bros SD3-30 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | Suburban Airli | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Short Bros SD3 60 | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | Trans Executive Airlines of Hawaii | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2016 | Short Bros SD3 60 SHERPA | Missoula, Montana, United States | USDA Forest Service | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2022 | Short Bros SD3-60 | San Juan, United States | ACC Integrated Services Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Short Bros SD3-60 | Roadtown, British Virgin Islands | - | Unknown | - |
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 | - |