# Accident 19880624027279A: Stbros SC73, Cleveland, OH, June 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1988, 23:30 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DATA
- Location: 41.4298° N, 81.8199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4298&lon=-81.8199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30GA-1995-11-21) (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: GARRTT TPE3312
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,093 total, 99 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880624027279A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FORK BROKE OFF ON LANDING AS A RESULT OF PRIOR FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE CASTING.

## 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 CHI88FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA143), Jun 25, 1988: Short Brothers SC.7 (N30GA), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE ON THE RADIUS BETWEEN THE BODY OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE PORTION CONTAINING THE ARMS.

## Other reports on N30GA (2)

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

- [Accident 19950901027909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950901027909A), Sep 1, 1995: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N30GA), Farewell, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck a ridge line on climbout from airport. AIRMET for mountain obscured in area. Ice on aircraft at departure.
- [Incident 19890504020439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504020439I), May 4, 1989: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N30GA), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Severe nose wheel shimmy on rollout. Gear fork broke when brakes applied. Nose impacted runway.

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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