# Incident 20201220018589I: Boeing 747-446, Columbia, SC, December 20, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2020, 05:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: 9WGA
- Location: 33.9382° N, 81.1230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9382&lon=-81.1230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N356KD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N356KD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-446 (registry code 13848CJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-446) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80C2B1F (registry code 30106, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80c2b1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-446
- Reported engine: GE CF6-80C2B1F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201220018589I

## Narrative

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

DURING INITIAL TAXI OUT FROM CARGO RAMP IN KCAE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT WGN2319, AIRCRAFT N356KD B747-400, SUSTAINED RIGHT  WINGTIP DAMAGE FROM STRIKING A LIGHT POLE.  NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT REMAINED AT STATION.

## Other reports on N356KD (1)

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

- [Incident 20260704009899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260704009899I), Jul 4, 2026: Boeing 747-446 (N356KD), Anchorage, AK, No damage. The incident took place on July 5, 2026 approximately 0900 UTC, on [privacy data omitted] a B-747-446 freighter aircraft operated by western global airlines…

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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