Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant crash, Sep 20, 2007 (1 killed)
Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant accident on September 20, 2007 near Mystic Lake Lodge, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Collision with trees...
- Date: September 20, 2007
- Aircraft: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant
- Location: Mystic Lake Lodge, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Collision with trees during the takeoff initial climb for an undetermined reason. Performance calculations indicated the takeoff distance needed was longer than the airstrip could comfortably allow.
A Short SC.7 Skyvan operated by Arctic Circle Air Service was ferrying from a remote lodge airstrip in Alaska to a maintenance facility. It did not lift off until the very end of the short strip, struck trees and crashed into a shallow lake. The pilot was killed and the cockpit area was torn away in the impact.