# Incident 20100807047459I: Douglas DC3C, Tyonek, AK, August 7, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Airport: Nikolai Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: D7TA
- Location: 61.0139° N, 151.4489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NIKOLAI CREEK (9AK3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0139&lon=-151.4489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44587, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44587) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021455, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90D (registry code 51622, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-90d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC3C
- Reported engine: P & W R-1830-90D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 22,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807047459I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE STRUCK KNOWN LIGHT AND WEATHER SOCK POLES, WHILE LANDING.

## Other reports on N44587 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860604033319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860604033319I), Jun 4, 1986: Doug DC3C (N44587), Eugene, OR, Minor damage. Lost power on one engine. Engine shutdown and landing made. Number 10 cylinder failed, rod broke, hole in cowling.

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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