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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 77 · Fairbanks, AK · December 9, 1990

Date
December 9, 1990 · 10:15 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Eielson Afb
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3809Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91LA016
Reported as
Beech 77
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
364 total67 in this make and model44 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.

Taxied without removing tow bar in nose gear. Prop hit tow bar and hurled it into left wing.

As the FAA filed it

TAXIED WITHOUT REMOVING TOW BAR IN NOSE GEAR. PROP HIT TOW BAR AND HURLED IT INTO LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

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