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ANC86LA120

1986-08-04 · KOTZEBUE, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OTZ

N50TA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK 1, built 1959), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE LEFT FUEL VALVE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AT THE TIME OF THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LIFT-OFF BELOW THE RECOMMENDED VMC SPEED. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A LAKE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ANC86LA120.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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