# Accident 20260508005109A: Douglas DC3C, Anchorage, AK, May 8, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2026, 09:01 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Ted Stevens International Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: D7TA
- Location: 61.1963° N, 150.0020° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1963&lon=-150.0020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC3C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,700 total, 800 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260508005109A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 8, 2026, A FLIGHT CREW OF TWO PILOTS WERE OPERATING A DC-3-TP AIRCRAFT FOR A PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT FROM THE NORTH CARGO RAMP AT ANC. WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY SEAIRA, THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A GROUND TUG POSITIONED ON THE TAXIWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LOWER SKIN AND AILERON. WHILE BEGINNING THE TAXI FROM THE NORTH CARGO RAMP ON TO TAXIWAY SIERRA, THE PIC WHO WAS THE PILOT-FLYING AND POSITIONED IN THE LEFT SEAT REQUESTED THE SIC TO CLEAR THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO WHICH THE SIC STATED "CLEAR RIGHT". THE PIC THEN REQUESTED THE SIC OBTAIN IFR CLEARANCE FROM ATC. THE COLLISION OCCURRED WHILE THE SIC WAS GATHERING THE REQUESTED INFORMATION. THE SIC STATED TO INVESTIGATORS THAT HE SAW THE TUG BUT THOUGHT THE PIC SAW IT TOO AND THEREFORE DID NOT MENTION IT WHEN HE RESPONDED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEAR. THE PIC STATED HE COULD NOT SEE THE AREA TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE DC-3 AND THE NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING GROUND OPERATION AND THEREFORE, DID NOT SEE THE TUG SITTING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE COLLISION, THE PIC STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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- [NTSB ANC26LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA040), May 8, 2026: Douglas DC3C (N115U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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