NTSB ANC85FA041 — 1985-01-27 · SAVOONGA, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N4112D

Make / Model: PIPER PA-31-350
Seats / Engines: 8 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19830420
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A4DA79

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4112D Piper PA-31-350 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HE OVERFLEW THE ARPT & MADE A RIGHT TURN WHILE WATCHING THE VILLAGE. AS HE MANEUVERED, HE ENCOUNTERED WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS, TURNED TOO FAR & SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN. THE WX OVER THE GENERAL AREA PRIOR TO & AT THE TIME OF THE ACDNT WAS REPORTED AS MARGINAL VFR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85FA041.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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