# Incident 19890107006689I: Stbros SD360, Fresno, CA, January 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1989, 11:15 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WTAA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617FB-2013-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 (registry code 8100605, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-shorts-sd3-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD360
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 275 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890107006689I

## Narrative

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

POP NOISE AND SUDDEN ROLL TO LEFT, RECOVERED AND RETURNED. FOUND INSPECTION PANEL ON TOP OF LEFT WING OPEN.

## Other reports on N617FB (4)

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

- [Accident 20120517012469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120517012469A), May 17, 2012: Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 (N617FB), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot stated the aircraft was loaded to maximum capacity and he had about 60 to 100 lbs of fuel to burn off before take-off. Pilot said he did not want to get…
- [Incident 20040625013139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040625013139I), Jun 25, 2004: Stbros SD360 (N617FB), Honolulu, HI. (-23) Maintenance had removed and installed the emergency overhead door with no log book entry. Pilots performed preflight and failed to notice door not…
- [Incident 19881102067269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102067269I), Nov 2, 1988: Stbros SD360 (N617FB), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Right engine hydraulic light came on and engine auto feathered. Returned to Burbank. Engine was replaced.
- [Incident 19881102065569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102065569I), Nov 2, 1988: Stbros SD360 (N617FB), Burbank, CA. Smoke detector in lavatory activated on climb. Returned. Found smoke detector battery defective. Replaced battery.

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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