19871127070109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC185 · Fairbanks, AK · November 27, 1987

Date
November 27, 1987 · 15:43 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks International
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4056Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88FA021
Reported as
Cessna STC185
Reported engine
Continental IO470F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,568 total175 in this make and model

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.

Suffered a ski pitchdown and poles left in tail blocked elevator travel. Vertical impact. AD on skis not complied.

As the FAA filed it

SUFFERED A SKI PITCHDOWN AND POLES LEFT IN TAIL BLOCKED ELEVATOR TRAVEL. VERTICAL IMPACT. AD ON SKIS NOT COMPLIED.

NTSB investigation

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