Short Bros SC-7-3 N725R
14 April 1972 · Lacrosse, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 April 1972 at about 04:04 local time, a Short Bros SC-7-3 registered N725R, operated by Viking Intl A*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lacrosse, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lacrosse, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lacrosse Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Short Bros SC-7-3
- Registration
- N725R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Viking Intl A*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3704
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
CONTROL ROD P/NS.C7.45.2135.COMPRESSION OVERLOAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Short Bros SC-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1977 | Short Bros SC-7 | Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States | Gifford Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2007 | Short Bros SC-7 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Arctic Circle Air Service Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Sep 2007 | Short Bros SC-7 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Arctic Circle Air Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |