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ANC88LA036

1988-03-08 · BIG LAKE, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BGQ

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE NEWLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A SOFT-FIELD, TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT AN UNIMPROVED, OFF-AIRPORT SITE IN DEEP SNOW. THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR BECAME MIRED IN THE SNOW, THE NOSE WHEEL PITCHED DOWN AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED-OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ANC88LA036.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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