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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC-6-300 · Las Vegas, NV · September 14, 2000

Date: September 14, 2000 · 15:45 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: OEZA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N173GC
Reported as: Dhav DHC6300
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,100 total1,450 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

N173GCRegistration cancelled May 15, 2026 · Dehavilland DHC-6-300S/N 295 · Built 1970 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-6-300 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)While taxing between two rows of parked aircraft, the left wing passed over a parked seneca ii's rudder but the left flap hinge, which extends approximately 10 inches lower than the wing, struck the fiberglass crown of the parked seneca's rudder causing no damage to the DHC-6-300 and slightly damaging the rudder of the seneca.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)WHILE TAXING BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF PARKED AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT WING PASSED OVER A PARKED SENECA II'S RUDDER BUT THE LEFT FLAP HINGE, WHICH EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES LOWER THAN THE WING, STRUCK THE FIBERGLASS CROWN OF THE PARKED SENECA'S RUDDER CAUSING NO DAMAGE TO THE DHC-6-300 AND SLIGHTLY DAMAGING THE RUDDER OF THE SENECA.

Other reports on N173GC · 2

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

Incident 20241213019219ITakeoff: Climb Out · South Burlingto, VTOn 12/13/2024 at approximately 0933EST, a 1970 Dehavilland DHC-6-300, being operated by [privacy data omitted], a 14 CFR part 135 certficate holder operating a deadhead flight under 14 CFR part 91 rules, experienced damage shortly after takeoff from the…Dec 13, 2024 · Minor damage Incident 20001108028059IOther Ground Ops · Grand Canyon, AZ(-23) The a/c was taxiing to the end of the parking row. There was a portable deicing tower at the end of the parking row. As the captain was guided into position by the ramp agent, the a/c struck the portable deice tower. There was minor damage to the a/c…Nov 8, 2000 · Minor damage