# Incident 19940707027789I: Stbros SD360, Pittsburgh, PA, July 7, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1994, 10:09 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MASA
- 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: N162CN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162CN-1995-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SD3-60 (registry code 8100606, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD360
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A67R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940707027789I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON TAKEOFF WITH LOUD BANG.ABORTED. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOW POWER TURBINE WHEEL LOST ITS BLADES.

## Other reports on N162CN (4)

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

- [Incident 19950121004169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950121004169I), Jan 21, 1995: Stbros SD360 (N162CN), Pittsburgh, PA. Narrative: fifteen minutes after departure from runway 28C, pit enroute to jhw aircraft returned to pit with smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft was landed…
- [Incident 19931117047589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931117047589I), Nov 17, 1993: Stbros SD360 (N162CN), Youngstown, OH. Severe turulence on descent. Rolled and pitched for period of time. Controls inputs ineffective. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19931007041959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931007041959I), Oct 7, 1993: Stbros SD360 (N162CN), Parkersburg, WV. Pilot aborted takeoff due to right auto feather not arming.
- [Incident 19930707030979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930707030979I), Jul 7, 1993: Stbros SD360 (N162CN), Pittsburgh, PA. Unable to develop required RPM for takeoff. Aborted. Returned to gate.

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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