# NTSB ANC81DA054: Short SC7, N70DA, Slate Creek, AK, May 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1981
- Place: Slate Creek, AK · SLATE CREEK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1467  81/5/15    SLATE CREEK,AK      SHORT SC7           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1215                    N70DA               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            25, 3132 TOTAL HOURS, 735
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHICKEN,AK                  RETURN                       SLATE CREEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70DA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70DA-2009-04-15), registration cancelled 2009-04-15, S/N SH1848, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT SC7
- Registry model: [Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (registry code 8100512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch 331SER 755HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331ser-755hp) (registry code 01508, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Slate Creek

## 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 19810515026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810515026439A), May 15, 1981: Stbros SC73, Slate Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced landing on rough rocky strip. Nose gear broke off. Airplane nosed over. Failure due to overload.

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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