NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC85LA103
Registry · N45PC
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-22-150
Year of manufacture
1955 · 30 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560614
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5710B
Registrant of record
ELLIS KIRK W
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE AIRCRAFT SWERVD ON THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED, THE PILOT STATED HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT DUE TO THE WIND CONDITION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_ANC85LA103.txt.
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