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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug C118A · Nuiqsut, AK · February 25, 1983

Date
February 25, 1983 · 12:08 local
Place
Nuiqsut, AK
Airport
Nuiqsut
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6587C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83LA048
Reported as
Doug C118A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R280052W
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total2,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to stop on icy taxiway in high wind. Slid across runway into a ditch. Misjudged power application on ice.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO STOP ON ICY TAXIWAY IN HIGH WIND. SLID ACROSS RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. MISJUDGED POWER APPLICATION ON ICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.