Event ANC87LA042

1987-03-01 ANCHORAGE, Alaska, United States Airport · Z41 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2449J

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA A185F

Year of manufacture

1982 · 5 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20000914

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A24277

Registrant of record

SKYDANCE NORTHWESTERN INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2449J Cessna 185F None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO START HIS AIRPLANE DUE TO A WEAK BATTERY AND ELECTED TO START THE UNSECURED ACFT'S ENGINE BY HAND-PROPPING. THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED AWAY FROM ITS TIE-DOWN AREA AND INTO A BUILDING BEFORE THE PILOT COULD REENTER THE COCKPIT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ANC87LA042.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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