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ANC86FA111

1986-07-19 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LHD

Current FAA registration · N7156Z

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture
1965 · 21 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19650520
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A991E2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE RWY DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A CRAB ATTITUDE. IT THEN GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT WING TIP AND NOSE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ANC86FA111.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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