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ANC87LA040

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

Airport LHD

Current FAA registration · N4687C

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

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

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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