# Incident 19821211067769I: Stbros SD330, Middletown, PA, December 11, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1982, 11:40 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.1932° N, 76.7626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRISBURG INTL (MDT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1932&lon=-76.7626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26288, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26288-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30 (registry code 8100602, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A45
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,728 total, 1,315 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211067769I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. WHEN POWERPLANT BLEED AIR TURNED ON, WASHING SOLUTION LEAKED INTO BLEED AIR SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N26288 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840312032139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840312032139I), Mar 12, 1984: Stbros SD330 (N26288), Jamaica, NY. Male passenger decided not to depart. Used another passenger name. Aircraft searched for unauthorized packages.
- [Accident 19831028075179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831028075179A), Oct 28, 1983: Stbros SD330 (N26288), Middletown, PA, 1 fatal. Passenger jumped out of right rear door as aircraft climbed through 3500 feet.

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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