65.1744° N, 152.1081° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at RALPH M CALHOUN MEML (TAL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 29, 1993 · 10:25 local
Place
Tanana, AK
Airport
Ralph M Calhoun Memorial
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FWRA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N199ME
Reported as
Beech C99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,150 total140 in this make and model150 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.
Company used plywood on gravel ramp to keep gravel out of props. On engine start plywood sucked into prop.
As the FAA filed it
COMPANY USED PLYWOOD ON GRAVEL RAMP TO KEEP GRAVEL OUT OF PROPS. ON ENGINE START PLYWOOD SUCKED INTO PROP.