# NTSB ANC73AAO26: Volpar BE8-T, N355V, Anchorage, AK, October 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1972
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AAO26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AAO26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3641   72/10/9   ANCHORAGE,ALAS      VOLPAR BE8-T        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N355V               PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 3916 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            164 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              FIN CREEK ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        REMARKS- ENGINE TORCHING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N355V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VOLPAR BE8-T
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Anchorage Intl

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.

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