# Accident 19920713025039A: Stbros SC7SERIES2, Bethel, AK, July 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 60.8093° N, 161.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8093&lon=-161.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20086, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20086-1992-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 2 (registry code 8100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC7SERIES2
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3312
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920713025039A

## Narrative

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

NOSED UP AND STALLED ON TAKEOFF. IMPACTED TAIL LOW. BURNED. LOAD SHIFT DUE IMPROPER TIE DOWN. OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 ANC92FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA106), Jul 13, 1992: Short Brothers SC7 (N20086), Bethel, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SECURITY OF THE CARGO WHICH SHIFTED REARWARD DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OVER GROSS WEIGHT CONDITION, AND THE IMPROPER ALTERATION OF THE…

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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