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ANC85LA098

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

Airport ORT

N5159E has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ELSEN JEROME P WAG AERO SPORT TRNR, built 1993), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT LANDED THE TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED ACFT ON RWY 22 WITH A X-WIND FROM 290 DEG AT 8 KTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT ENTERED A GROUND LOOP & WAS DAMAGED. A CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.249%. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85LA098.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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