# Accident 19760216003719A: Arctic S1B1, Wasilla, AK, February 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1976
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Unnamed Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46618, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46618-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1B1 (registry code 1850302, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 5 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760216003719A

## Narrative

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

L GR FAILED. RUST FOUND ALONG BREAK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N46618 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990831028749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990831028749I), Aug 31, 1999: Arctic S1B1 (N46618), South Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Reports indicate pilot made a hard landing 165 feet inside landing threshold on runway 12 resulting in total landing gear failure. Attempts to interview…

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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