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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aronca 65TL · White Mountains, AK · September 26, 1987

Date
September 26, 1987 · 11:00 local
Place
White Mountains, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3446
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA168
Reported as
Aronca 65TL
Reported engine
Continental A758
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
524 total19 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was damaged when it hit a stump while landing on a gravel bar. Pilot elected to fly aircraft out.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT A STUMP WHILE LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR. PILOT ELECTED TO FLY AIRCRAFT OUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.