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ANC87LA170

1987-09-29 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT WITH ONLY ONE QUARTER TANK OF FUEL; ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE QUIT. THE OWNER STATED THERE WAS LESS THAN TEN (10) GALLONS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ANC87LA170.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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