# Accident 19860521050939A: Stbros SD330, Hopewell, VA, May 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1986, 19:05 local time
- Place: Hopewell, VA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CJCA
- Location: 37.2910° N, 77.2989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopewell, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2910&lon=-77.2989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331SB-2016-04-25) (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-45R (registry code 52271, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-45r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A45
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860521050939A

## Narrative

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

MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE IN A CLOUD. FLIGHT ATTENDANT INJURED.

## 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 BFO86LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA030), May 21, 1986: Short Brothers SD3-30 (N331SB), Hopewell, VA, no damage

## Other reports on N331SB (1)

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

- [Incident 19970903029649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903029649I), Sep 3, 1997: Stbros SD330 (N331SB), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. Narrative: as stated by pilot: "we were practicing stall recognition and recovery at 3000AGL, 14-23 NM south of hnl. We had started to make the recovery from a…

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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