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ANC87LA016

1986-11-24 · MCGRATH, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MCG

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT-IN-COMMAND STATED HE WAS EXECUTING A SHALLOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AND PRIOR TO REACHING THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. HE FURTHER STATED THAT DURING HIS DESCENT HE DID NOT USE ANY CARBURETOR HEAT. THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE RUNWAY'S THRESHOLD AND CRASHED ON THE THRESHOLD. NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WERE FOUND AND THE AIRPLANE HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL TO COMPLETE THE FLT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ANC87LA016.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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