# Incident 19880820034439I: Amtrfz NORTHSTAR1, Big Delta, AK, August 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Big Delta, AK
- Airport: Triden Glacier Strip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.1525° N, 145.8422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Delta, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1525&lon=-145.8422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N549LL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N549LL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ludwig Larry E NORTH STAR (registry code 056122K, https://openairdocs.org/model/ludwig-larry-e-north-star) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRFZ NORTHSTAR1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880820034439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIING TO PARK WHEN MAIN WHEELS WENT INTO DEPRESSIONS WHERE HE USUALLY PARKED. PROP STRUCK GROUND.

## Other reports on N549LL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951116041139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951116041139I), Nov 16, 1995: Amtrfz NORTHSTAR1 (N549LL), Atwater, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: n 549LL, a north star, experimental amateur built, after landing at castle air field at about 0645 PST, November 16, 1995, pilot continued down the…

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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