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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC-6B · Beluga, AK · April 1, 1996

Date
April 1, 1996 · 11:00 local
Place
Beluga, AK
Airport
Beluga
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
W4FB
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N861TA
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA042
Reported as
Doug DC6B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R2800*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26,000 total15,000 in this make and model134 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Collided with steel support pole turning to off load fuel. Backed up. Tail hit above ground fuel tank. Light nose.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH STEEL SUPPORT POLE TURNING TO OFF LOAD FUEL. BACKED UP. TAIL HIT ABOVE GROUND FUEL TANK. LIGHT NOSE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N861TA · 1

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