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De Havilland DHC-2 N4793C

20 April 2001 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 April 2001 at about 00:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N4793C was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Anchorage International (PANC)
Coordinates
61.1753, -149.9958
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2
Registration
N4793C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Public Use
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anchorage → Anchorage
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC01TA048

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

A failure of the pilot to maintain adequate distance/clearance from a cement barricade while taxiing into a parking spot after landing. A factor was the presence of a barricade adjacent to the parking spot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the completion of a local flight, the commercial certificated pilot was taxiing to a parking spot at a maintenance hangar. He maneuvered the airplane toward the parking spot that was bordered by cement barriers. During a turning maneuver, he swung the tail of the airplane to the right, and the outboard end of the right elevator struck one of the barriers.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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18 Jul 2001 De Havilland DHC-2
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