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ANC90LA163

1990-09-01 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT-INN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IMPROPER ALTITUDE.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING PARALLEL TO A RIDGE LINE WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT. THE AIRPLANE THEN CRASHED ON THE RIDGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_ANC90LA163.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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