# Incident 19800123016629I: Stbros SD330, Newport News, VA, January 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1980, 10:50 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- 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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,810 total, 450 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/19800123016629I

## Narrative

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

AFTER CLIMB TO 3000 FEET, CREW DETERMINED INSUFFICIENT FUEL TO COMPLETE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N796HA (2)

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

- [Incident 19790729029169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729029169I), Jul 29, 1979: Stbros SD330 (N796HA), Newport News, VA. Aft cargo compartment fire warning light gave false signal. Pilot did not follow official procedures.
- [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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