# Incident 19800313038379I: Stbros SD330, Philadelphia, PA, March 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1980, 18:45 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SALA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N799SA-2014-11-19) (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
- People aboard: 27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,300 total, 700 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/19800313038379I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED DUE TO RAIN AND STANDING WATER. DRIFTED OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N799SA (2)

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

- [Incident 19850213008729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850213008729I), Feb 13, 1985: Stbros SD330 (N799SA), Boston, MA. Elevator control problem after takeoff. Rivets sheared allowing cap for elevator torque tube to move. Wind related.
- [Incident 19801121080539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801121080539I), Nov 21, 1980: Stbros SD330 (N799SA), Allentown, PA. Zg zh zk zw right main could not be lowered. Uplock failed to unlock due to a hydraulic lock.

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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