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FDERAI. AVIATION ADM!NISntA.:ION
Anchorage Air Route T=af!ic Co~:rol Cen:er
~e folloving !.s a repo:· :: concerning ~~e !.nc!dent to a!.rcraft .;:.:.628 on
November 18, 1986 at 0230 : :c.
My name !.s Carl l:. Henl.:.y (RC) I ~ employed as an Air Traffic Cont,rol
_Speciaiis: by t~e Federal. .nviation Administration at the Anchorase Air Route
· Tra!f!c Ccu:ro! Center, An.:. :.~rage, Alaska.
Duri:g the period of 2030 ::::, Nove'Clber !7, 1986, to 0430 OTC, Novec.ber 18,
1986 : vas on c!uty in the ..;.nchor.ige ARTCC. I -was -worki.ng the D!.5 position
!rom C!56 tr:C, November :s. :986 to 0230 tr.C, November 18 , 1986.
J..: .i.pp=oxi~:ely 022SZ Yh!!e monitoring ~..!628 on ' Sector · 15 r.ic!ar, the
aircr:i:t requested tr.ufic i nfor.::i.it!on. I advised no tra!:ic in his
vic!:i!ty. The aircraft advised heh.id tra!fic 12 o'clock sat2e alt!.:ude. I
asked J'I.!628 1: he -would like higher/ loYer alt!.tur!e and the pilot replied,
negative. I checked '11th ROC:: to see~= they had a!l!tary traffic !n the area
~ud . to sec if they ruid pri::ary targets 1n the areii. Roe:: did have p:-ic.ary
tarsct in the s:ime position JI..l628 reported. Sever4l t!t2es I had sin&le
pri:::lry returns Yhere J'!.1628 reported traffic. JU628 !ater requested a turn
to tead!.r.g 210°, I approved JU628 to ~ke deviations as necessary for
t~:f!.c. The traffic stayed '11th .::.:.628 through turns and decent in :be
vicic:y of Fil I requested ~..1628 to cake a right 360° tu-rn to see if he
· could · !.dent!.fy the aircraft, he lost contact momcntar!..ly, at -which t!me I
observed a pr1'1:1ary target in the 6 o'clock position 5 t:.!.les. : then vec:ored
lL'.69 northbound to FAI free A.~C \11th hi= approval to see !.! he could 1cec:!.!y
t!lc .i1rcr;i!t, he h.1.d contac: '11th the JI.l.628 f!ight but reported no o:her
ea!!ic, by this time Jll6ZS had lost contact vith the tr.i.ff!.c. Al:.o a
:!.l.1t.iry C-130 southbound to Zl)F fro1:1 E:I. . advised he had plenty of fuel a::c
voulc t.i.ke a look, I vectored him toYard the !light and climbed him to !!.Z,o ,
he .il.=o b....d no contact.
Note: : requested .::.1628 to identify t he type or markings of the ~cr.ift.
Be couid uot 1den~y but re,orted -white and yellov strobes. : requestec the
.r..1528 t~ -say !!!gh : condit~o:s, he reported t.lca= and no clouds.
November 19, !986