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ANC85FA065

1985-04-19 · VALDEZ, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport VDZ

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH AND AT 125 FEET AGL, HE HEARD THE LOW RPM AUDIO WARNING AND HE IMMEDIATELY ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION BY LOWERING THE COLLECTIVE TO THE FULL DOWN POSITION AND CLOSING THE THROTTLE TO THE FLIGHT IDLE POSITION. HE COMPLETED AN AUTOROTATIONAL LANDING AND HE STATED HIS TOUCHDOWN SPEED WAS TOO FAST, SO HE APPLIED AFT CYCLIC TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85FA065.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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