Event ANC87LA027

1987-01-27 NORTH POLE, Alaska, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N75LE

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 185D

Year of manufacture

1965 · 22 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19650528

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AA18AF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N75LE Cessna 185D None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE RIGHT DOWNWIND APPROACH TO THE AIRSTRIP THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL; THE ENGINE QUIT AND THEN HE ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE RWY. INSPECTION REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE ACFT AND THE FUEL GAUGES REGISTERED EMPTY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ANC87LA027.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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