- Date
- January 16, 1970
- Place
- Cape Newnham, AK · CAPE NEWNHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 12 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4916Short Bros SC7
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147338
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0003 70/1/16 CAPE NEWNHAM,ALAS SHORT BROS SC7 CR- 0 0 2 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1320 N4916 PX- 0 0 10 31, 7153 TOTAL HOURS, 451 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE NEWENHAM OPERATOR - WIEN CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAPE NEWNHAM,ALAS BETHEL,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- HI SPEED PINION RETAINING NUT FAILED ALLOW GR SHAFT TO SLIDE FORWARD. ENG PARTS DAMAGE WG,FUSELAGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4916
- Reported as
- Short Bros SC7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cape Newenham