Boeing 727 N496WC
4 May 1981 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 May 1981 at about 23:40 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N496WC, operated by Wien Air Alaska, was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 84 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N496WC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Wien Air Alaska
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Fairbanks, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L WING TIP HIT RADOME OF BOEING 727, N498WC, MINORDMG.TAXI SGLS FM 1 GND CREW, CO RQRD 2.NO TAXI LN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |