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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Doug B-26C · Hubbards Fork, KY · March 5, 1983

Date: March 5, 1983 · 17:58 local
Place: Hubbards Fork, KY
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4060A
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL83FA127
Reported as: Doug B26C
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R280079
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,199 total733 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N4060ARegistration cancelled Jul 28, 1983 · Douglas B-26CS/N 44-34102A Airframe modelDouglas B-26C

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What happened

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Struck trees on top of a ridge during a fire drop run. Wreckage stopped in a ravine. Misjudged pullup altitude.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON TOP OF A RIDGE DURING A FIRE DROP RUN. WRECKAGE STOPPED IN A RAVINE. MISJUDGED PULLUP ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL83FA127Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHubbards Fork, KYThe plt & acft had been fighting forest fires earlier in the day. A late developing fire necessitated another dispatch. The acft arrived on scene & checked in with the lead acft circling overhead coordinating the fire fighting efforts. The tanker made 2 runs…Mar 5, 1983 · Destroyed