# Accident 19810523031059A: Stbros SC73, Alexander Lake, AK, May 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1981, 12:45 local time
- Place: Alexander Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GIFA
- Aircraft: N20DA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC73
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,280 total, 501 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523031059A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL, AIRCRAFT WHEEL ROLLED ONTO SOFT SHOULDER. AIRCRAFT SWERVED AND NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

## 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 ANC81DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA057), May 23, 1981: Short Bros SC7 (N20DA), Alexander Lake, 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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