Short Bros SC7 SERIES 3 N50DA

Summary

On 1 November 1982 at about 19:30 local time, a Short Bros SC7 SERIES 3 registered N50DA, operated by Cape Smythe Air Service Inc., was involved in an incident near Barrow, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 November 1982 at 19:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Barrow, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

71.2807, -156.7790

Aircraft

Short Bros SC7 SERIES 3

Registration

N50DA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Cape Smythe Air Service Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Point Hope → Barrow

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ANC83IA010

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A ROUND TRIP FLIGHT FROM BARROW, AK TO POINT HOPE, AK AND RETURN. AFTER LANDING AT POINT HOPE, THERE WAS A 20 MIN DELAY WHILE WAITING FOR THE GROUND CREW. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN THE ENGINES FOR SOME 10 MIN OR SO DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND COLD. HE STATED THAT THE WIND WAS AVERAGING ABOUT 45 KTS AND WAS TOO STRONG TO MAINTAIN CONTROL ON TOP OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR REFUELING. THE PILOT CALCULATED THAT HE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH FUEL TO RETURN TO BARROW. WHILE RETURNING, HE FLEW PAST TWO POSSIBLE REFUEL POINTS AND A THIRD PLACE WHERE HE COULD HAVE LANDED. WHILE OVER WATER NEAR HIS DESTINATION, THE LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AND THE PILOT INCORRECTLY SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE RIGHT ENGINE, BUT IT SOON FLAMED OUT ALSO. A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING WAS THEN MADE ON THE TUNDRA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT DUE TO LACK OF FUEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.