Short Bros SC7-3 N21CK

Summary

On 2 July 1970 at about 09:48 local time, a Short Bros SC7-3 registered N21CK, operated by Jetco Aviation, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 July 1970 at 09:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Nearest airport

Washington Natl

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Short Bros SC7-3

Registration

N21CK

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Jetco Aviation

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Cargo Operations

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

Jfk Intl Arpt, Ny → S

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-0594

2 people died.

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

LOSS OF EFF ELEVR CTL DUE FWD SHIFT OF IMPROPERLY SCRD CARGO WHEN ACFT IN STEEP NOSEDWN ATTITUDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.