ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385378
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 October 2000 |
| Time: | 18:10 LT |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Everts Air Fuel, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1822M |
| MSN: | 22388 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 30035 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R2800-13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Alsworth, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK (FAI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated airline transport pilot stated that he had landed and was taxiing to the parking area. He related that as he turned the airplane to the right to enter a taxiway, the left wingtip struck a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the outboard portion of the left wingtip and left aileron.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance during taxi. A factor associated with the accident was trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC01LA009
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 November 1988 | CF-FNC | Air Manitona | 0 | Winnipeg Airport, MB (YWG) |  |
sub |
| 2 July 2013 | N1837M | Everts Air Fuel Inc | 0 | Fairbanks, Alaska | |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2024 17:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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