Short Brothers SC7 N20DA
20 April 1987 · Denver, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1987 at about 00:48 local time, a Short Brothers SC7 registered N20DA, operated by Capitol Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Denver (DEN)
- Coordinates
- 39.7892, -104.8404
- Aircraft
- Short Brothers SC7
- Registration
- N20DA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Capitol Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Milwaukee → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA106
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
THE PLT SAID THAT HE MADE A NORMAL CROSSWIND LANDING ON RWY 26L AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL ARPT, DENVER, COLORADO. AFTER LEAVING THE RWY AND TAXIING PARALLEL TO THE RWY HE OBSERVED THE WIND INCREASING IN VELOCITY. HE STOPPED THE ACFT BUT A STRONG GUST OF WIND FLIPPED THE ACFT OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Short Brothers SC7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1986 | Short Brothers SC7 | Nightmute, Alaska, United States | - | No 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-31 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Western Aviators | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1987 | Beechcraft 58 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Aero Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 1987 | Boeing 737-2A6 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1987 | Airbus A-300-B4-203 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1987 | Cessna R172K | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1987 | Cessna 210 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Hoffman, Richard W. | No injuries | - |