# Accident 19800603022349A: Stbros SD330, Allentown, PA, June 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1980, 14:48 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Abe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N844SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844SA-1981-03-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,479 total, 343 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800603022349A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WAS BLOWN OVER WHILE PARKED ON RAMP. PASSENGERS ON BOARD. SEVERE SURFACE WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80FHA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA21), Jun 3, 1980: Short Bros SD3-30 (N844SA), Allentown, PA, substantial damage

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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