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ANC85LA097

1985-06-19 · FAIRBANKS, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FAI

Current FAA registration · N4570C

Make / Model
CESSNA 170B
Year of manufacture
1956 · 29 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790319
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A58E78

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED. WX AND FIELD CONDITIONS NOT A FACTOR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85LA097.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.