Short Bros SC7 N123PA
12 August 1970 · Bettles, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1970 at about 23:30 local time, a Short Bros SC7 registered N123PA, operated by Pan Alaska Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bettles, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bettles, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bettles
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Short Bros SC7
- Registration
- N123PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pan Alaska Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Prospect, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1673
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
LOAD IMPROPERLY TIED DOWN. SHIFTED AFT AT ROTATION. ABORTED T/O OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Short Bros SC7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1970 | Short Bros SC7 | Cape Newnham, Alaska, United States | Wien Consolidated Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1970 | Short Bros SC7 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Pan Alaska Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1970 | Short Bros SC7-3 | Barter Is, Alaska, United States | Pan Alaska Air | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1970 | Short Bros SC7-3 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Jetco Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jun 1976 | Short Bros SC7 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Summit Airline | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1981 | Short Bros SC7 | Alexander Lake, Alaska, United States | Gifford AVN | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |