Short Brothers SC7 N406TH
21 October 1986 · Nightmute, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 October 1986 at about 22:30 local time, a Short Brothers SC7 registered N406TH was involved in an accident near Nightmute, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nightmute, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nightmute (AK08)
- Coordinates
- 60.4897, -164.8102
- Aircraft
- Short Brothers SC7
- Registration
- N406TH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bethal → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC87LA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), WHEN THE ACFT WAS ON FINAL APCH TO THE 1600 FT RWY, IT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT HARD ON THE LIP OF THE RWY, THEN BOUNCED & TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY. AFTER THE 2ND TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, EXITED THE RWY & CONTD ONTO OPEN TUNDRA. THE ACFT'S RIGHT MAIN GEAR, RIGHT WING, RIGHT PROP & NOSE GEAR WERE DAMAGED DRG THE SEQUENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Short Brothers SC7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1987 | Short Brothers SC7 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Capitol Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1988 | Short Brothers SC.7 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Air Cargo Carriers | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1992 | Short Brothers SC7 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Arctic Circle Air Service Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1995 | Short Brothers SC.7 | Nikolai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1996 | Short Brothers SC7 | Findlay Twnshp, Pennsylvania, United States | North Star Air Cargo, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1997 | Short Brothers SC7 | Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States | Arctic Circle Air Service Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper J3C-65 | Yentna River, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-12 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Bellanca 7ECA | Polly Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Interstate 15B2 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-22 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1986 | Consolidated-Vultee L-13 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |