# Accident 19791211034099A: Arctic S1B2, Sitka, AK, December 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Stika Seaplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.0531° N, 135.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sitka, AK, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0531&lon=-135.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56AT-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arctic S-1B2 (registry code 0790208, https://openairdocs.org/model/arctic-s-1b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,658 total, 564 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FAD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791211034099A

## Narrative

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

TRIED WATER TAKEOFF WITH ICE ON AIRCRAFT. LEFT WING STALLED ON LIFTOFF. LEFT FLOAT WING HIT WATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC80FAD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAD02), Dec 11, 1979: Interstate S1B2 (N56AT), Sitka, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56AT (1)

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

- [Incident 19861027073359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861027073359I), Oct 27, 1986: Arctic S1B2 (N56AT), Girdwood, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed over after striking a depression on a short frozen gravel bar.

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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