# Accident 19960916028539A: Stbros SC7SERIES3, Findlay Twnshp, PA, September 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1996, 22:00 local time
- Place: Findlay Twnshp, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LIJA
- Location: 40.5092° N, 80.3406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5092&lon=-80.3406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10DA-1998-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 (registry code 8100512, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC7SERIES3
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3312
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960916028539A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT HAD FLOWN THIS ROUTE IN MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE FOR NEARLY 4 YEARS. HE CALCULATED 900 POUNDS OF FUEL WERE REQUIRED FOR THE FLIGHT, AND SAW 956 POUNDS ON THE FUEL TOTALIZER.  THE PILOT WAS TOLD BY THE GROUND CONTROLLER OF WEATHER DELAYS TO HIS DESTINATION THAT RANGED UP TO 2.5 HOURS.  EN ROUTE HE WAS ISSUED HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS WITH AN EFC OF 50 MINUTES LATER.  AFTER RELEASED FROM HOLDING, 52 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS BEING VECTORED FOR A 35 MILE FINAL APPROACH.  THE PILOT THEN TOLD THE CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS FUEL CRITICAL AND THE CONTROLLER VECTORED HIM AHEAD OF OTHER AIRPLANES.  TEN MINUTES LATER, 84 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CONTROLLER ASKED HIS FUEL STATUS, AND THE PILOT RESPONDED 'PRETTY LOW, SEEMS LIKE I'M LOSING OIL PRESSURE.'  THE PILOT THEN ADVISED THE CONTROLLER, 85 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THAT HE SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE.  HE THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ADVISED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS WERE INTACT, THE FUEL CAPS WERE SECURED, AND THE AMOUNT OF FUEL RECOVERED FROM BOTH TANKS WAS 1.5 GALLONS, WHICH WAS LESS THAN THE SPECIFIED UNUSABLE QUANTITY.  COMPANY REC ORDS SHOWED THAT SIMILAR FLIGHTS TOOK ABOUT 48 MINUTES, AND THE AIRPLANE'S AVERAGE FUEL FLOW WAS 580 POUNDS PER HOURS.

## 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 IAD96FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA147), Sep 17, 1996: Short Brothers SC7 (N10DA), Findlay Twnshp, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue to his destination when known en route delays were encountered which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N10DA (4)

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

- [Incident 19851102070699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851102070699I), Nov 2, 1985: Stbros SC73 (N10DA), Stead, NV. Chutist began to spin and became entangled in risers. Attempted to untangle line. Injured during ground impact.
- [Incident 19840904054189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840904054189I), Sep 4, 1984: Stbros SC73 (N10DA), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Pilot reported right generator out on start up. No brakes or steering after both starts. Ran into a parked aircraft
- [Incident 19780824048869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824048869I), Aug 24, 1978: Stbros SC73 (N10DA), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. On landing rollout nose gear broke off near fork.
- [Accident 19760624020529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624020529A), Jun 24, 1976: Stbros SC73 (N10DA), Jamaica, NY, Substantial damage. L turn into parking area using differential pwr. Nose gr assembly torn loose fm its mounting.

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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