# Incident 19791010051609I: Stbros SD330, New York, NY, October 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1979, 08:50 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Westchester Co
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CAI
- Location: 41.0670° N, 73.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0670&lon=-73.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51DD-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30 (registry code 8100602, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19791010051609I

## Narrative

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

MOISTURE IN THE RESPONDER CAUSED FALSE FIRE WARNING. FIRE BOTTLES FAILED TO FUNCTION.

## Other reports on N51DD (5)

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

- [Incident 19890821066529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890821066529I), Aug 21, 1989: Stbros SD360 (N51DD), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a deer on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19881216054629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881216054629I), Dec 16, 1988: Stbros SD330 (N51DD), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. While attempting a training no flap landing pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed with gear up.
- [Incident 19870825068689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870825068689I), Aug 25, 1987: Stbros SD330 (N51DD), Albany, NY, Minor damage. The nose gear collapsed on taxi. The manual gear selector valve failed to move after maintenance reset the handle.
- [Incident 19790103002109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103002109I), Jan 3, 1979: Stbros SD330 (N51DD), Poughkeepsie, NY. Elevator trim stuck, suspect moisture in system caused problem.
- [Incident 19781006031339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006031339I), Oct 6, 1978: Stbros SD330 (N51DD), Toronto, CN. Aileron, rudder and elevator trim inoperable due to icing in flight. Service bulletin not properly complied with.

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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