# Incident 19970130009249I: Stbros SD330, Indianapolis, IN, January 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1997, 22:05 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MTNA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2679U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2679U-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30 (registry code 8100602, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,589 total, 771 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970130009249I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT 15 MILES SE OF INDIANAPOLIS INBOUND FROM CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED #4 FUEL CELL QUANTITY PROBE HAD A CORRODED AND CHAFFED WIRE WHICH CAUSED A FALSE HIGH FUEL INDICATION. ENGINE FUEL STARVATION WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE CAUSE.

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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