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SEA85LA168

1985-07-16 · JUNEAU, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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PLT RETURNING FROM LOCAL FLIGHT LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH RUNWAY DURING FLARE DUE TO SUNGLARE. ATCT HAD CLEARED ACFT TO RUNWAY AND NO REQUEST FOR CHC INITIATED BY PLT, OR GO AROUND ATTEMPTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_SEA85LA168.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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