# Accident 19850706036779A: Doug DC6A, Egegik, AK, July 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1985, 01:15 local time
- Place: Egegik, AK
- Airport: Big Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MGIB
- Location: 58.6469° N, 156.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG CREEK (AK51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6469&lon=-156.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2878F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2878F-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6A (registry code 3021706, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6A
- Reported engine: PWA R280052W
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,640 total, 468 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706036779A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF RUN ON A BEACH,NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A RUT AND AIRCRAFT SWERVED INTO A BLUFF.FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2878F (1)

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

- [Incident 19800826065589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826065589I), Aug 26, 1980: Doug DC6A (N2878F), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Nose gear retracted after touchdown. No mechanical found, pilot denied accidental retraction.

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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