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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland DHC-3 · Talkeetna, AK · December 7, 2009

Date: December 7, 2009 · 13:15 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Airport: Talkeetna
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: TL7C
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N565TA
Reported as: Dehavilland DHC-3
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total500 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N565TARegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-3S/N 46 · Built 1954 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-3 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

While taxiing for take-off pilot hit and bent taxiway light stanchion with ski. No damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE-OFF PILOT HIT AND BENT TAXIWAY LIGHT STANCHION WITH SKI. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N565TA · 1

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

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