NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC85LA164
Registry · N83725
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AERONCA 7AC
Year of manufacture
1946 · 39 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19550701
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB7517
Registrant of record
TUBBS ALLAN R
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RUN OUT OF RUNWAY AND HE DID NOT REACH MIN FLYING SPEED FOR LIFT OFF. THE TUNDRA RUN WAY CREATED MORE DRAG THAN THE PILOT HAD ANTICIPATED. THE PILOT THEN DEPARTED THR TUNDRA RUNWAY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CRUSING A GROUND LOOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_ANC85LA164.txt.
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