# NTSB CHI82FA006: Shorts SD3-30, N331MV, Dixon, IL, October 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1981
- Place: Dixon, IL · DIXON, IL
- Location: 41.8433° N, 89.4775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dixon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8433&lon=-89.4775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 31 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0064  81/10/18   DIXON,IL            SHORTS SD3-30       CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1553                    N331MV              PX-  0  0 29  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      35, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, 551
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  MOLINE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-PROPELLER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ICE FM PROP PENETRATED WINDOW OF ROW 3 RESULTING IN 1IN DIAMETER HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N331MV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SHORTS SD3-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19811018076569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018076569I), Oct 18, 1981: Stbros SD330, Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Ice from prop penetrated window right side row 3 and struck passenger in face. Cuts treated, not hospitalized.

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.

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