# Accident 19860526019359A: Cessna 140, North Pole, AK, May 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1986, 21:10 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Bradley Ski Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7697° N, 147.3295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7697&lon=-147.3295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1661V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1661V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 179 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526019359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT TOUCHDOWN, CONTROL WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC86LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA063), May 27, 1986: Cessna 140 (N1661V), Bradley Ski, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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