Event ANC83LA148

1983-08-17 FAIRBANKS, Alaska, United States Airport · MTF None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N28144

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER J5A

Engine

LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)

Seats / Engines

3 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19580819

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A2D4B3

Registrant of record

MALOY TOBY

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N28144 Piper J-5 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED ACFT. THE PILOT LANDED ON RWY 24 AT FAIRBANKS AND DURING THE LANDING HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT LEFT THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED ACFT. THE PARKED ACFT, N7830 AND N68564, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ANC83LA148.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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