# NTSB ANC77FA025: Swearingen SA226T, N442JA, Stepovak Bay, AK, February 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1977
- Place: Stepovak Bay, AK · STEPOVAK BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 14 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77FA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2798   77/2/3    STEPOVAK BAY,AK     SWEARINGEN SA226T   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2030                    N442JA              PX-  0  1 12  AIR TAXI-PASSG            37, 6500 TOTAL HOURS, 305
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEPOVAK BAY,AK             KING SALMON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N442JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226T
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big River

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770203030309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770203030309A), Feb 3, 1977: Swrngn SA226TC, Stepovak Bay, AK, Substantial damage

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.

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