# Incident 19961210043939I: Stbros SC7SERIES3, Red Devil, AK, December 10, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1996
- Place: Red Devil, AK
- Airport: Red Devil Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: STZA
- Location: 61.7881° N, 157.3502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RED DEVIL (RDV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7881&lon=-157.3502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504FS-1999-04-29) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,230 total, 436 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961210043939I

## Narrative

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

CARGO HANDLER OPENED RIGHT SIDE CABIN DOOR INFLIGHT FOR NO KNOWN REASON. DOOR WINDOW AND PARTS HIT NR2 PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N504FS (1)

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

- [Accident 19950811028649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950811028649A), Aug 11, 1995: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N504FS), Nikolai, AK, Substantial damage. Fire and smoke in cargo area. Landed at remote strip. Fuel filled barrels leaked. Wires shorted in aircraft belly.

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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