# NTSB ANC78DA008: Short Bros SC-7, N64AC, Toksook Bay, AK, December 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1977
- Place: Toksook Bay, AK · TOKSOOK BAY, AK
- Location: 60.5286° N, 165.1056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toksook Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5286&lon=-165.1056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4148  77/12/31   TOKSOOK BAY,AK      SHORT BROS SC-7     CR-  0  1  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0940                    N64AC               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            31, 3800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1605 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOKSOOK BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   TOKSOOK BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       31
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WX REPORTS NOT AVBL FOR TOKSOOK BAY.WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64AC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64AC-1978-03-07), registration cancelled 1978-03-07, S/N SH1849 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT BROS SC-7
- Registry model: [Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (registry code 8100512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Toksook Bay

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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