# Accident 19810515026439A: Stbros SC73, Slate Creek, AK, May 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1981, 12:15 local time
- Place: Slate Creek, AK
- Airport: Slate Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GIFA
- Aircraft: N70DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70DA-2009-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 (registry code 8100512, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331SER 755HP (registry code 01508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331ser-755hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC73
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,131 total, 735 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810515026439A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING ON ROUGH ROCKY STRIP. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. FAILURE DUE TO OVERLOAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC81DA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA054), May 15, 1981: Short SC7 (N70DA), Slate Creek, AK, substantial damage

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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