Short Bros SC7 N20DA
23 May 1981 · Alexander Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1981 at about 12:45 local time, a Short Bros SC7 registered N20DA, operated by Gifford AVN, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Alexander Lake, 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 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alexander Lake, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alexander Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Short Bros SC7
- Registration
- N20DA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Gifford AVN
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Merrill Field, Ak → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1227
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
CO FLT PLAN.RWY SFC SOD & TURF.PLT ELECTED TO LND R OF CTRLNE DUE TREES CLOSE TO L SIDE OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Short Bros SC7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1982 | Short Bros SC7 SERIES 3 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Cape Smythe Air Service Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1976 | Short Bros SC7 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Summit Airline | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1970 | Short Bros SC7 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Pan Alaska Air | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |