Event ANC89LA067

1989-05-06 KALSKAG, Alaska, United States Airport · KLG None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4074V

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-6

Year of manufacture

1995

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20161026

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A4C99A

Registrant of record

ROWBERRY SPENCER

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4074V Cessna 170B None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FOLLOWING A BOUNCED LANDING.

Factual narrative

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE PILOT WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE WEATHER VANED AND DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CONTACTED ROUGH TERRAIN. THE PLT HAD A TOTAL OF 5 HOURS FLIGHT TIME IN CONVENTIONAL GEARED AIRPLANES AND ZERO HOURS IN THE PRECEDING 90 DAYS. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_ANC89LA067.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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