# Incident 19891014055839I: Stbros SD360, Pittsburgh, PA, October 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1989, 08:55 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4498Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4498Y) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014055839I

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR TRIM INOPERATIVE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TRIM CABLE HAD BROKEN. FERRIED FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N4498Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19920917042579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920917042579I), Sep 17, 1992: Stbros SD360 (N4498Y), New York, NY. Smoke from co-pilots instrument panel on taxi out. Right engine duct low pressure switch-light burned internally.
- [Incident 19860802061839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860802061839I), Aug 2, 1986: Stbros SD360 (N4498Y), Allentown, PA. Engine shutdown after oil pressure fluctuation. Diverted. Found bearing air seal loose and leaking oil.

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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