- Date
- August 12, 1970
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N123PAShort Bros. SC7
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1673 70/8/12 BETTLES,ALAS SHORT BROS. SC7 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2330 N123PA PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 33, 10179 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 489 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BETTLES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETTLES,ALAS PROSPECT,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED REMARKS- LOAD IMPROPERLY TIED DOWN. SHIFTED AFT AT ROTATION. ABORTED T/O OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N123PA
- Reported as
- Short Bros. SC7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bettles
N123PARegistration cancelled Dec 14, 1970 · Short Bros & Harland SC-7 SER 3 VAR 100Airframe modelShort Bros & Harland SC-7 SER 3 VAR 100
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