ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 325585
| Date: | Monday 24 February 1992 |
| Time: | 06:38 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | MarkAir Express |
| Registration: | N723CA |
| MSN: | 723 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12917 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kenai Airport, AK (ENA/PAEN) |
| Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the post landing taxi, the DHC-6 Twin Otter and an airport ramp tug collided with one another. Both pilots in the airplane and the tug driver said they did not see each other until the collision occurred.
Probable Cause:
Inadequate visual look out by both pilots in the airplane, and the driver of the ground vehicle. Contributing factors to the accident were the absence of side conspicuity lighting on the ground vehicle, and the night lighting conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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