ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356930
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| Date: | Saturday 3 August 1996 |
| Time: | 13:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Kusko Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4170R |
| MSN: | 32-40502 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4400 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tuntutuliak, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (AK61) |
| Bethel, AK (BET`) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he was beginning to taxi the airplane from the ramp area to the active runway. While still on the ramp, and partially through a left turn, the airplane's right wing struck a cargo handler, breaking one or more of her ribs. The pilot said he was looking to the left during the turn, and did not see the cargo handler until after the impact.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96LA117
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 1997 | N4170R | Kusko Aviation | 0 | Bethel, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 12:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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