# Incident 19780217007289I: Doug DC6, Ypsilanti, MI, February 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1978, 05:30 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 42.2444° N, 83.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ypsilanti, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2444&lon=-83.6212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N630NA-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6A (registry code 3021706, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney DW-CB series (registry code 52025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-dw-cb-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217007289I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STRUCK THE TAIL OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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