# Incident 19790729029169I: Stbros SD330, Newport News, VA, July 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1979, 18:24 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry Int
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HNA
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N796HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N796HA-1991-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SD3-30 200 (registry code 8110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-30-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,288 total, 134 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729029169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING LIGHT GAVE FALSE SIGNAL. PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW OFFICIAL PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N796HA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800123016629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800123016629I), Jan 23, 1980: Stbros SD330 (N796HA), Newport News, VA. After climb to 3000 feet, crew determined insufficient fuel to complete flight.
- [Incident 19790213004909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790213004909I), Feb 13, 1979: Stbros SD330 (N796HA), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Gear safe indication but nose gear collapsed. Downlock piston was not fully down and locked. Misrigging.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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