Event ANC87LA040

1987-02-23 ANCHORAGE, Alaska, United States Airport · LHD None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4687C

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 170B

Year of manufacture

1953 · 34 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A5BAA3

Registrant of record

BENDIXEN RALPH R

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4687C Cessna 170B None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED HIS SKI EQUIPPED TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE ON A FROZEN LAKE IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS BUT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI FROM UPWIND TO DOWNWIND. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK ITS LEFT WING AND ELEVATOR ON THE LAKE ICE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ANC87LA040.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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