# Accident 19960401007519A: Doug DC6B, Beluga, AK, April 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Airport: Beluga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: W4FB
- Location: 55.9198° N, 159.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9198&lon=-159.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N861TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N861TA-1998-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6B (registry code 3021712, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6B
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 15,000 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960401007519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC96LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA042), Apr 1, 1996: Douglas DC-6-B (N861TA), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Pilot-in-Command's selection of an unsuitable terrain area for taxi/parking and his misjudgment of the clearance required.

## Other reports on N861TA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980102000029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980102000029A), Jan 2, 1998: Doug STCDC6 (N861TA), Mcgrath, AK, Destroyed. Windshield fogged on takeoff roll. Aborted. Veered into snow bank edge of runway. Caught fire. Evacuated safely. (From .4) during the takeoff roll, while…

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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