# Incident 19780417028501I: Dhav DHC3, Kotzebue, AK, April 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1978, 11:50 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memori
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26641, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26641-1981-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 50 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/19780417028501I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED ENGINE AND WHILE TALKING ON RADIO STARTED TAXIING. WING HIT TURNING PROP OF 80124 WAITING FOR SVFR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N80124, Cessna 185: [Incident 19780417028502I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417028502I)

## Other reports on N26641 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780722043029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722043029A), Jul 22, 1978: Dhav DHC3 (N26641), Kotzebue, AK, Destroyed
- [Accident 19760623041889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623041889A), Jun 23, 1976: Dhav DHC3 (N26641), Kotzebue, AK, Damage unknown. Acft flown on rear tank for 2 hours. Landed on small gravel bar in river.

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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