# Incident 19840123009889I: Stbros SD330, Allentown, PA, January 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1984, 13:55 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Bethlehem Easton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SALA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2629Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2629Y-2017-05-23) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,946 total, 2,753 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840123009889I

## Narrative

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

TURNED OFF BATTERY AT THE GATE. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.CONTAMINATION FOUND IN HYDRAULIC FILTERS. CAUSE UNDETERMINED

## Other reports on N2629Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19921104048439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921104048439A), Nov 4, 1992: Stbros SD330 (N2629Y), Clarksburg, WV, Minor damage. On a night landing rollout, struck a deer.
- [Incident 19920409013659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920409013659I), Apr 9, 1992: Stbros SD330 (N2629Y), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. As power was applied for takeoff the right engine threw first stage turbine blades out of the exhaust stack.

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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