# Incident 19831023068279I: Stbros SD330, Pittsburgh, PA, October 23, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1983, 12:05 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331L-1990-09-12) (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: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831023068279I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER HARASSING FLIGHT ATTENDANT. STATED HE HAD A GUN. POLICE MET AIRCRAFT. TOOK PASSENGER INTO CUSTODY.

## Other reports on N331L (6)

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

- [Incident 19880612036019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880612036019I), Jun 12, 1988: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA. Smoke in cockpit from side of instrument panel. Shut off electrics. Landed safe. Chaffed and shorted wires found.
- [Incident 19880128013389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880128013389I), Jan 28, 1988: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA. Right engine flamed out. Landed with no problems. Rear fuel tank dry. Fuel gage read 500 pounds.
- [Incident 19861208078639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861208078639I), Dec 8, 1986: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA. Directional gyro became inoperative on takeoff. Pilot returned aircraft to field. Flight director replaced.
- [Incident 19851224068929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851224068929I), Dec 24, 1985: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA. Unsafe gear light. After circling made landing and gear safe light came on. Indication problem due to ice.
- [Incident 19850911049489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850911049489I), Sep 11, 1985: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA. Left main tire went flat on landing. No other damage.
- [Incident 19820201002849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820201002849I), Feb 1, 1982: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear, on normal or emergency extension. Collapsed on taxiway. Ice in locking mechanism.

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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