# Incident 19800221027009I: Stbros SD330, Albany, NY, February 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1980, 08:41 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ANAA
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330SB-2016-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30 (registry code 8100602, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 500 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/19800221027009I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT GOT LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED. DOWN LIGHT SWITCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

## Other reports on N330SB (2)

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

- [Incident 19980310005679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980310005679I), Mar 10, 1998: Stbros SD330 (N330SB), Honolulu, HI. Narrative: aircraft ground aborted due to #2 engine fuel flow indication problem. During rollout #2 engine fuel flow dropped and there were no other abnormal…
- [Incident 19820308007519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308007519I), Mar 8, 1982: Stbros SD330 (N330SB), Boston, MA. Right main gear unsafe light. Visual gear down check. Normal landing. Struck micro switch.

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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