# Incident 19811216086869I: Stbros SD330, Elmira, NY, December 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1981, 06:31 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Chumung Co
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ANAA
- Location: 42.0934° N, 76.8096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmira, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0934&lon=-76.8096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51AN-1992-08-17) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A45
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811216086869I

## Narrative

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

ZG #1 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FOUND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP CASTING BROKEN. UNIT REPLACED.

## Other reports on N51AN (2)

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

- [Incident 19820706036099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820706036099I), Jul 6, 1982: Stbros SD330 (N51AN), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Lightning strike in left wing on descent. Left passenger window blew in and out. Inner window injured passenger.
- [Incident 19811112080739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112080739I), Nov 12, 1981: Stbros SD330 (N51AN), Binghamton, NY. Za no indication of gear up when retracted on takeoff. Returned and landed without incident. No mechanical report.

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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