# Accident 19950901027909A: Stbros SC7SERIES3, Farewell, AK, September 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: Farewell, AK
- Airport: Farewell Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LIJA
- Location: 61.9297° N, 151.7296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9297&lon=-151.7296&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 SC7SERIES3
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,383 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950901027909A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A RIDGE LINE ON CLIMBOUT FROM AIRPORT. AIRMET FOR MOUNTAIN OBSCURED IN AREA. ICE ON AIRCRAFT AT DEPARTURE.

## 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 ANC95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA158), Sep 1, 1995: Short Brothers SC-7 (N30GA), Skwentna, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE WEATHER WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N30GA (2)

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

- [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.
- [Accident 19880624027279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880624027279A), Jun 24, 1988: Stbros SC73 (N30GA), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Nose gear fork broke off on landing as a result of prior fatigue cracks in the casting.

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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