Short Brothers SD3-60-200 N711HJ
14 June 1993 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1993 at about 21:02 local time, a Short Brothers SD3-60-200 registered N711HJ, operated by Pennsylvania Commuter, was involved in an incident near Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. 21 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:02
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Atlantic City (ACY)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Short Brothers SD3-60-200
- Registration
- N711HJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pennsylvania Commuter
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Philadelphia → New Haven
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC93IA113
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Probable cause
A malfunction of the cargo fire warning system which resulted in a false alarm.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE WAS CRUISING AT 6000 FEET WHEN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE COCKPIT. EXTINGUISHING AGENT WAS DIRECTED TO THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT PLACING THE NOZZLE OF A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER THROUGH A RECEPTACLE WITH A SEALING 'O' RING, LOCATED ON THE AFT CABIN BULKHEAD. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAID THE EXTINGUISHING AGENT BLEW BACK ONTO HER HANDS. SHE THEN TRIED TWO OTHER EXTINGUISHERS WITH THE SAME RESULTS. AFTER LANDING, EXAMINATION OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. THE FIRE WARNING WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A FALSE INDICATION FROM THE SMOKE DETECTOR IN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. POST INCIDENT TESTING BY THE FAA AND THE OPERATOR FOUND THAT WHEN THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER NOZZLE DID NOT FIT THORUGH THE SEALING 'O' RING, EXTINGUISHING AGENT WOULD SPRAY BACK ON THE PERSON HOLDING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WHEN THE SEALING 'O' RING WAS LUBRICATED, AND THE NOZZLE WAS CHAMFERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURERS SERVICE BULLETIN, THE EXTINGUISHER NOZZLE FIT THROUGH THE SEALING 'O' RING EASILY AND NO LEAKAGE OCCURRED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Short Brothers SD3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1991 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Simmons Airlines/Am.eagle | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1995 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | St. Thomas | Executive Airlines Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1991 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1990 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1990 | Short Brothers SD3-60-200 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Command Airways | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1996 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Miami, Florida, United States | Gulfstream Int'l Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1993 | American General AG5B | Princeton, New Jersey, United States | Raritan Valley Flying School | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1993 | Hockenbury BOWERS FLY BABY | Peapack, New Jersey, United States | Peter Hockenbury | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 1993 | Cessna 172P | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | Royal Karina Air Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1993 | Beatty GLASAIR SH-2 | Cape May, New Jersey, United States | Eugene J. Beatty | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1993 | Piper PA-23-250 | Elmwood Park, New Jersey, United States | Alan B. Fleischman | Fatal | 6 |
| 30 Jul 1993 | North American AT-6 | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Bi-Plane Adventure Tours Inc. | No injuries | - |