Accident · 2002-09-04
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-09-04
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R (N40449)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- BIDZY TA HOT AANA CORP Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- BIDZY TA HOT AANA CORP. — Commuter air carrier (135), On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: TANANA AIR SERVICE
Probable cause
A bird strike during takeoff, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing.
Source: NTSB case ANC02LA117Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.