# Accident 19920224003779A: Dhav DHC6200, Anchorage, AK, February 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1992, 06:38 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 61.1590° N, 149.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1590&lon=-149.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6200
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 63 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920224003779A

## Narrative

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

A RAMP TUG CONVERGED AND STRUCK RIGHT ENGINE AND PROP FROM THE REAR.DARK NIGHT.DRIVER DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL TOO LATE

## 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 ANC92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA041), Feb 24, 1992: De Havilland DH6 (N723CA), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK OUT BY BOTH PILOTS IN THE AIRPLANE, AND THE DRIVER OF THE GROUND VEHICLE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ABSENCE OF SIDE CONSPICUITY LIGHTING ON THE GROUND…

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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