# NTSB investigations: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC22LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA042.md): Short Bros. & Harland SC7 · Chisana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 8, 2022 · N731E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in the nosewheel collapsing.
- [NTSB ANC12CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA036.md): Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3 · Chefornak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 3, 2012 · N1906 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misidentification of a nearby snow-covered road as the snow-covered runway in flat light conditions.
- [NTSB ANC09CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA109.md): Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 26, 2009 · N754BD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing on a rough, soft, and narrow airstrip.
- [NTSB ANC07FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA103.md): Short Bros. SC-7 · McGrath, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 2007 · N2088Z · Substantial damage
  > A collision with trees during takeoff-initial climb for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB ANC07LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA095.md): Short Bros. SC-7 · McGrath, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2007 · N2088Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and subsequent nose gear collapse during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain.
- [NTSB ANC00LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA042.md): Short Brothers SC7 · Delta Junction, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 2000 · N549WB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. Factors associated with the accident were an unfavorable wind, a crosswind, and an inadvertent swerve.
- [NTSB ANC97FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA037.md): Short Brothers SC7 · Nunapitchuk, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1997 · N451SA · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > inadequate visual look-out by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid each other's airplanes.
- [NTSB IAD96FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA147.md): Short Brothers SC7 · Findlay Twnshp, PA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1996 · N10DA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue to his destination when known en route delays were encountered which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ANC95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA158.md): Short Brothers SC-7 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1995 · N30GA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. The weather was a factor.
- [NTSB ANC95LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA141.md): Short Brothers SC.7 · Nikolai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1995 · N504FS · Substantial damage
  > Ignition of hazardous cargo (aviation fuel) by an exposed electrical wire, after leaking from a container of fuel that was being transported on the flight. Factors relating to the accident were: inadequate inspection of the airplane by company maintenance…
- [NTSB CHI88FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA143.md): Short Brothers SC.7 · Cleveland, OH · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1988 · N30GA · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue failure on the radius between the body of the nose landing gear and the portion containing the arms.
- [NTSB ANC87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA006.md): Short Brothers SC7 · Nightmute, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 1986 · N406TH · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt-in-command (PIC), when the acft was on final apch to the 1600 ft rwy, it encountered a downdraft. Subsequently, the acft hit hard on the lip of the rwy, then bounced & touched down on the rwy. After the 2nd touchdown, the acft veered to…
- [NTSB ANC83IA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA010.md): Short Bros. SC7 Series 3 · Barrow, AK · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 1982 · N50DA · Minor damage
  > The aircraft was on a round trip flight from Barrow, AK to point hope, AK and return. After landing at point hope, there was a 20 min delay while waiting for the ground crew. The pilot stated that he ran the engines for some 10 min or so due to the high winds…
- [NTSB ANC81DA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA054.md): Short SC7 · Slate Creek, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 15, 1981 · N70DA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA008.md): Short Bros SC-7 · Toksook Bay, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 31, 1977 · N64AC · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC76FHJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ23.md): Short Bros SC7 · Jamaica, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 24, 1976 · N10DA · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8100512'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8100512

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