# Accident 20030409036619A: Stbros SD330, Du Bois, PA, April 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2003, 07:15 local time
- Place: Du Bois, PA
- Airport: Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DKEA
- Location: 41.1783° N, 78.8986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1783&lon=-78.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N805SW-2006-02-02) (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-45 (registry code 52105, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A45
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030409036619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT DUBOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, PA 4/9/03 N805SW, AN SD-3-30, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 25 AT 0715E CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE ILS TO RUNWAY 25 AT THE DUBOIS JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (DUJ), DUBOIS PA. INITIAL IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET EAST OF THE HARD SURFACE OF RUNWAY 25. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 955 FEET, ON GRASS AND THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN THE GRASS NORTH OF RUNWAY 25 AND 7 AT THE DUJ AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC03LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA081), Apr 9, 2003: Short Brothers SD3-30 (N805SW), Du Bois, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during the instrument approach, and his failure to perform a go-around. Factors were a low ceiling and reduced visibility due to mist.

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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