# Accident 19970325003582A: Stbros SC73, Nunapitchuk, AK, March 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Nunapitchuk, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 60.8807° N, 162.4610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8807&lon=-162.4610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N451SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N451SA-1998-08-10) (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 TPE3312201A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,170 total, 130 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970325003582A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBOUT WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE AND BEHIND BY N800GA THAT WAS OVERFLYING 16A AND NOT USING CTAF. BOTH CRASHED

## Other aircraft in the event

- N800GA, Cessna 207A: [Accident 19970325003581A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970325003581A)

## 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 ANC97FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA037), Mar 25, 1997: Short Brothers SC7 (N451SA), Nunapitchuk, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: inadequate visual look-out by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid each other's airplanes.

## Other reports on N451SA (1)

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

- [Incident 19890722041759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890722041759I), Jul 22, 1989: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N451SA), Bethel, AK. Hydraulic warning light during cruise. Used emergency procedures and landed safely. Towed to hangar.

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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