Shorts SD3-30 N331MV
18 October 1981 · Dixon, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 October 1981 at about 15:53 local time, a Shorts SD3-30 registered N331MV, operated by Mississipi VAL, was involved in an incident during in flight near Dixon, Illinois, United States. 32 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:53
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Dixon, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Shorts SD3-30
- Registration
- N331MV
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mississipi VAL
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Chicago, Il → Moline, Il
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0064
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ICE FM PROP PENETRATED WINDOW OF ROW 3 RESULTINGIN 1IN DIAMETER HOLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Shorts SD3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1981 | Shorts SD3-30 | Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States | Pennsylvania C | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1979 | Shorts SD3-30 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Henson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |