Event ANC85LAA04

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

Registry · N8525D

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ABB1D1

Registrant of record

NEAL AIRCRAFT INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8525D Piper PA-22-160 None

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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