Short Brothers SD3-60 N361MQ
19 February 1990 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 February 1990 at about 21:30 local time, a Short Brothers SD3-60 registered N361MQ was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 16 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago O'hare (ORD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Short Brothers SD3-60
- Registration
- N361MQ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Champaign → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI90IA084
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Probable cause
FATIGUE FAILURE OF A FIRST STAGE POWER TURBINE BLADE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL FOR LANDING AT O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. OVER THE LANDING THRESHOLD THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A SERIES OF SMALL POPS AND A LOUD POP FROM THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A TORQUE DECAY. THE ENGINE WAS FEATHERED ON TOUCHDOWN. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FATIGUE FAILURE OF A TURBINE BLADE IN THE FIRST STAGE POWER TURBINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Short Brothers SD3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1990 | Short Brothers SD3-60-200 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Command Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1991 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Simmons Airlines/Am.eagle | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1989 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Albany, New York, United States | Command Airways | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1991 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1988 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1993 | Short Brothers SD3-60-200 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Pennsylvania Commuter | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Ashton, Illinois, United States | Executive Protection Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-38 | Hinckley, Illinois, United States | Lumanair, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-23-160 | Odell, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1990 | Cessna 172N | Paris, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Nov 1990 | Pitts SPECIAL S1-S | Dekalb, Illinois, United States | Morgan, Mark William | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Dec 1990 | Maule M-4-220C | Romeoville, Illinois, United States | Matrinek, Dennis P | Minor injuries | - |