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ANC85LAA04

1985-09-16 · FAIRBANKS, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FAI

N8525D has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RWY AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED A SIGN FOLLOWING A LOSS ON CONTROL DURING LANIDNG. THE PLT REPORTED BEING AWARE OF THE RIGHT QUARTERING X-WIND BUT THE ACFT BOUNCED DURING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT GEAR CONTACTED THE RWY FIRST AND THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY WHERE THE STABILIZER CONTACTED A SMALL SIGN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85LAA04.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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