Event ANC91LA016

1990-12-09 FAIRBANKS, Alaska, United States Airport · EIL None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N3809Y

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH 77

Year of manufacture

1980 · 10 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19801205

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A45EF4

Registrant of record

SHAFFER KENT R

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3809Y Beech BE-77 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PERFORM THE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A TOW BAR DURING INITIAL TAXI.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS STARTING TO TAXI TO THE RUNWAY AND AT THAT POINT THE NOSE WHEEL TOW BAR WAS STILL CONNECTED TO THE NOSE GEAR. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE TOW BAR CAUSING THE TOW BAR TO STRIKE THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_ANC91LA016.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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