# Accident 19901209057909A: Beech 77, Fairbanks, AK, December 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1990, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Eielson Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.6702° N, 147.0409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6702&lon=-147.0409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3809Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3809Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 364 total, 67 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901209057909A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC91LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA016), Dec 9, 1990: Beech BE-77 (N3809Y), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PERFORM THE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A TOW BAR DURING INITIAL TAXI.

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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