Short Brothers SD3-30 N333MV
21 March 1984 · Moline, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 March 1984 at about 23:15 local time, a Short Brothers SD3-30 registered N333MV was involved in an incident near Moline, Illinois, United States. 19 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Moline, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Quad City (MLI)
- Coordinates
- 41.4801, -90.4806
- Aircraft
- Short Brothers SD3-30
- Registration
- N333MV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cedar Rapids → Moline
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84IA141
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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
DURING AN APCH, THE RIGHT ENG LOST POWER, BUT AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. AN EXAM REVEALED THE AFT FUEL TANK, CONSISTING OF THE #3 & #4 FUEL CELLS, WERE EMPTY, ALTHOUGH THE FUEL QUANTITY GAGE INDICATED 500 LBS OF FUEL REMAINING. THE ERRONEOUS READING WAS TRACED TO THE FUEL PROBE CANNON PLUG, PN 1-332-1, WHICH WAS SOAKED WITH DEICE FLUID/GLYCOL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Short Brothers SD3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1984 | Short Brothers SD3-30 | North Canton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1983 | Short Brothers SD3-30 | Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 1986 | Short Brothers SD3-30 | Hopewell, Virginia, United States | Colgan Airways Corp | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1988 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1989 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Albany, New York, United States | Command Airways | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1990 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-22-135 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Beechcraft 99 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150C | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1984 | Cessna 182K | Lincoln, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |