# Accident 20170505012399A: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30, Charleston, WV, May 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2017, 06:51 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DATA
- Location: 38.3758° N, 81.5931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3758&lon=-81.5931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N334AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334AC-2018-05-10) (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 PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT BROS. & HARLAND SD3-30
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,368 total, 1,094 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA17FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170505012399A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 5, 2017 AT 6:51 A.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), AIR CARGO CARRIERS FLIGHT 1260, A SHORTS SD3-30, N334AC, CRASHED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT THE CHARLESTON YEAGER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CRW), CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO PILOTS SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART

135 AS A CARGO FLIGHT FROM LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SDF), LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE 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 DCA17FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17FA109), May 5, 2017: Short Bros. & Harland SD3 30 (N334AC), Charleston, WV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the flight crew's improper decision to conduct a circling approach contrary to the operator's standard operating procedures (SOP) and the captain's excessive descent rate and maneuvering during the…

## Other reports on N334AC (1)

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

- [Incident 20040416005649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040416005649I), Apr 16, 2004: Stbros SD330 (N334AC), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. (-23) The captain stated that he was attempting a 180 degree left turn from parking. The steering tiller was full throw for a left turn and the aircraft needed…

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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