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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Stbros SD3-30 · Cedar Rapids, IA · July 6, 1982

Date: July 6, 1982 · 12:50 local
Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
Airport: Cedar Rapids
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MVAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51AN
Reported as: Stbros SD330
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A45A
People aboard: 17
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,400 total1,600 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

N51ANRegistration cancelled Aug 17, 1992 · Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30S/N SH3039 Airframe modelShort Bros. & Harland SD3-30

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lightning strike in left wing on descent. Left passenger window blew in and out. Inner window injured passenger.

As the FAA filed it

LIGHTNING STRIKE IN LEFT WING ON DESCENT. LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW BLEW IN AND OUT. INNER WINDOW INJURED PASSENGER.

Other reports on N51AN · 2

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

Incident 19811216086869INormal Cruise · Elmira, NYZg #1 engine flamed out. Returned to airport. Found engine driven fuel pump casting broken. Unit replaced.Dec 16, 1981 Incident 19811112080739ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Binghamton, NYZa no indication of gear up when retracted on takeoff. Returned and landed without incident. No mechanical report.Nov 12, 1981