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ANC85LA106

1985-06-20 · KING SALMON, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AKN

Current FAA registration · N3684Z

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture
1960 · 25 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19650503
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A42D00

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING AN APCH TO THE ARPT WHEN THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASH LANDED ABOUT 1-1/2 MI NW OF THE ARPT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85LA106.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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