Incident Overview
Date: xx Jul 1940
Aircraft Type: Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor
Owner/operator: White Pass Airways
Registration Number: CF-AZB
Location: Whitehorse, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Pushback / towing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Other
A tractor towed an aircraft while towing it through a hangar wall, resulting in a buckle of the fuselage. This occurred due to a sudden and unexpected impact with the hangar wall.A tractor towed an aircraft while towing it through a hangar wall, resulting in a buckle of the fuselage. This occurred due to a sudden and unexpected impact with the hangar wall.
Description
Fuselage buckled while tail hit hangar wall during tow by tractor.
Primary Cause
Unexpected impact with a hard surface during a tow operation.Unexpected impact with a hard surface during a tow operation.Share on:
