# Accident 19861021052939A: Stbros SC73, Nightmute, AK, October 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Nightmute, AK
- Airport: Nightmute
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ELNA
- Location: 60.4897° N, 164.8102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4897&lon=-164.8102&mi=10
- 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 SC73
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,590 total, 152 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861021052939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA006), Oct 21, 1986: Short Brothers SC7 (N406TH), Nightmute, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N406TH (2)

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

- [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.
- [Incident 19790927050159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790927050159I), Sep 27, 1979: Stbros SC72 (N406TH), Kakhonak, AK, Minor damage. Nose wheel sank through soft gravel surface during taxi to parking.

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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