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ANC83LA164

1983-09-02 · ALEKNAGIK, Alaska, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 5A8

Current FAA registration · N98172

Make / Model
PIPER J3C-65
Year of manufacture
1946 · 37 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19550830
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ADB243

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING TAKEOFF THE RIGHT WING STRUCK SOME TALL BRUSH. THE PILOT HELD NO CERTIFICATES OR RATINGS BUT SAID HE HAD ABOUT 50 OR 60 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ANC83LA164.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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