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ANC87LA007

1986-10-21 · EUREKA CREEK, Alaska, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2Z2

Current FAA registration · N46243

Make / Model
INTERSTATE S-1B1
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19740719
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5A409

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING & IT COLLIDED WITH A LARGE METAL SLUICE BOX THAT WAS LOCATED BESIDE THE RUNWAY. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTHEAST & WAS GUSTY. THE DIRT RUWAY WAS FROZEN, ROUGH &RUTTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ANC87LA007.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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