ANC67A0041

NTSB accident investigation · Pilatus PC6BH2 · Kotzebue, AK · October 28, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 28, 1966
Place
Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2854TPilatus PC6BH2
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120554

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0034  66/10/28   KOTZEBUE ALAS       PILATUS PC6BH2      CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 6827
        TIME - 0815                    N2854T              PX-  0  0  3                            TOTAL HOURS, 574 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WIEN MEMORIAL
        OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-UNWANTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- PARKED N2851T SUBS.DAMAGE.PLT USED PROP REV TAXI CLEAR OTHER ACFT.N54T MOVED FORWARD STRUCK N51T.

Aircraft

Registration
N2854T
Reported as
Pilatus PC6BH2
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wien Memorial

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