# NTSB investigations: Short Bros SD3-60

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC25LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA050.md): Short Bros SD3-60 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 11, 2025 · N221LM · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to complete the Before Landing checklist.
- [NTSB GAA25WA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA062.md): Short Bros SD3-60 · Roadtown, British Virgin Islands · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 6, 2024 · N915GD
- [NTSB ERA22LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA219.md): Short Bros SD3-60 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 3, 2022 · N744LG · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR15LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA202.md): Short Bros SD3 60 · Kapolei, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2015 · N221LM · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to complete the Before Landing checklist.
- [NTSB DCA05WA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05WA019.md): Short Brothers SD3-60 · Ontario, Canada · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 17, 2004 · N748CC · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA96IA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96IA179.md): Short Brothers SD3-60-200 · San Juan, PR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1996 · N384MQ · No damage
  > Fatigue failure of a segment of the elevator trim control cable. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airplane manufacturer to require a replacement interval of the cables.
- [NTSB NYC93IA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93IA113.md): Short Brothers SD3-60-200 · Atlantic City, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1993 · N711HJ · No damage
  > A malfunction of the cargo fire warning system which resulted in a false alarm.
- [NTSB CHI91LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA103.md): Short Brothers SD3-60 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1991 · N385MQ · Substantial damage
  > An excessive landing flare by the copilot. Factors associated with the accident are the inoperative wing flaps and the captain's inadequate supervison.
- [NTSB NYC90FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA104.md): Short Brothers SD3-60-200 · Jamaica, NY · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 11, 1990 · N381MQ · Substantial damage
  > Pilot factor in that the pilot taxied into a hold position that was too close to a departing B-747, which resulted in the a/c being blown into a blast fence. Contributing was the lack of available information from the aircraft manufacturer which would have…
- [NTSB CHI88IA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA129.md): Short Brothers SD3-60 · Madison, WI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1988 · N383MQ · No damage
  > Failure of the right outboard flap position signalling cable due to chaffing initiated by improper installation/rigging by a manufacturer's vendor.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8100606'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8100606

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