# Incident 19880303020379I: Stbros SD330, Parkersburg, WV, March 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1988, 16:10 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Wood County Airport Gill Robb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CROA
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141CN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A45
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,850 total, 1,720 in this make and model, 221 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880303020379I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOUD BANG ON CLIMBOUT.FIRE IN ENGINE. RETURNED. FOUND POWER SECTION GEAR FAILURE.

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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