- Date
- September 12, 1986, 10:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20617Fairchild 24-J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860912044869A
- Case key
- 4737
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Terrain condition - loose gravel/sandyFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - not understoodCause
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Analysis
After touchdown on a gravel bar the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to ground loop to the left.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20617
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24-J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3409
- Airframe hours
- 170
- Engine
- Ranger 200, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ellen Paneok
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1986 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- Wasilla, AK
N20617Registration cancelled Aug 8, 2012 · Fairchild 24 JAirframe modelFairchild 24 JEngine modelWarner SS165 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,699 total · 30 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 186 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.