34.2678° N, 119.2542° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 4, 1981 · 22:30 local
Place
Ventura, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
GWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3306W
Reported as
Stbros SD330
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lightning strike on nose. Number 2 communications receiver inoperative.
As the FAA filed it
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON NOSE. NUMBER 2 COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER INOPERATIVE.