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ANC83LA176

1983-09-16 · BIG LAKE, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BGQ

N7286D has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ZLIN AVIATION S R O SAVAGE NORDEN, built 2021), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH BUSHES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. THE PILOT TOLD THE INVESTIGATOR THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM THE GRASS STRIP BUT ABORTED AT THE LAST MOMENT. HE SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT BEFORE STRIKING BUSHES AT THE DEPARTURE END. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ANC83LA176.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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