# Accident 19830225013189A: Doug C118A, Nuiqsut, AK, February 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1983, 12:08 local time
- Place: Nuiqsut, AK
- Airport: Nuiqsut
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 71.2803° N, 156.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2803&lon=-156.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6587C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6587C-1986-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6A (registry code 3021706, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C118A
- Reported engine: PWA R280052W
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830225013189A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC83LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA048), Feb 25, 1983: Douglas DC-6A (N6587C), Nuiqsut, AK, substantial damage

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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