# Accident 19831028075179A: Stbros SD330, Middletown, PA, October 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1983, 13:35 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.1895° N, 76.7006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1895&lon=-76.7006&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 PT6A45A
- People aboard: 28
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,472 total, 2,310 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831028075179A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER JUMPED OUT OF RIGHT REAR DOOR AS AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH 3500 FEET.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC84LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA015), Oct 28, 1983: Short Brothers SD3-30 (N26288), Middletown, PA, no damage, 1 fatal

## 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.
- [Incident 19821211067769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211067769I), Dec 11, 1982: Stbros SD330 (N26288), Middletown, PA. Smoke in cabin and cockpit. When powerplant bleed air turned on, washing solution leaked into bleed air system.

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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