# Accident 19830305065479A: Doug B26C, Hubbards Fork, KY, March 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1983, 17:58 local time
- Place: Hubbards Fork, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1498° N, 83.7600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1498&lon=-83.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4060A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4060A-1983-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas B-26C (registry code 3020524, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-b-26c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG B26C
- Reported engine: PWA R280079
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,199 total, 733 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830305065479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL83FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA127), Mar 5, 1983: Douglas B-26C (N4060A), Hubbards Fork, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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