# Accident 19871127070109A: Cessna STC185, Fairbanks, AK, November 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1987, 15:43 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8097° N, 147.7205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8097&lon=-147.7205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4056Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4056Y-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,568 total, 175 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871127070109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC88FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA021), Nov 27, 1987: Cessna 185 (N4056Y), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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