# Incident 19800717061079I: Stbros SD330, Reading, PA, July 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1980, 21:40 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SALA
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N846SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846SA-1992-02-04) (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: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,100 total, 1,060 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/19800717061079I

## Narrative

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

LANDED SAFELY WITH NO GEAR DOWN INDICATION ON RIGHT GEAR. FOUND FAILED DIODE.

## Other reports on N846SA (2)

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

- [Incident 19861222082439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861222082439I), Dec 22, 1986: Stbros SD330 (N846SA), Islip, NY, Minor damage. The left engine caught fire shortly after start. Pilot failed to follow proper procedures.
- [Incident 19810728060429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728060429I), Jul 28, 1981: Stbros SD330 (N846SA), Rochester, NY, 1 fatal. Child quit breathing. Diverted flight. First aid and rescued efforts unsuccessful.

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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