# Incident 19790927050159I: Stbros SC72, Kakhonak, AK, September 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Kakhonak, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N406TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406TH-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 (registry code 8100512, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC72
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790927050159I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE WHEEL SANK THROUGH SOFT GRAVEL SURFACE DURING TAXI TO PARKING.

## Other reports on N406TH (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19861021052939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861021052939A), Oct 21, 1986: Stbros SC73 (N406TH), Nightmute, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to maintain directional control during a hard landing. Aircraft departed the side of the runway.
- [Incident 19850927055519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927055519I), Sep 27, 1985: Stbros SC73 (N406TH), Bethel, AK. Engine flameout at cruise. Restart after descent. Returned for landing. Icing of water in fuel line a probability.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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