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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1987 |
| Time: | 14:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N177BM |
| MSN: | 18504157 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Dillingham, AK (DLG) |
| Anchorage, AK (ANC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT LANDED ON AN ASPHALT SURFACED RUNWAY WITH A CESSNA 185 AIRPLANE THAT HAD BEEN MODIFIED TO ACCEPT EXTREMELY LARGE 'TUNDRA' TIRES, WHICH ARE INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR OFF-AIRPORT AND GRAVEL RUNWAY LANDINGS. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC87LA074
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 September 2001 | N177BM | Bill Martin Fish Alaska Inc. | 0 | KING SALMON, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 08:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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