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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Arctic S1B1 · Whittier, AK · August 28, 1981

Date
August 28, 1981 · 09:30 local
Place
Whittier, AK
Airport
Whittier
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N49128
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DAG70
Reported as
Arctic S1B1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total1,350 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered turbulence which shifted cargo and jammed throttle closed. Aircraft crashed during forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE WHICH SHIFTED CARGO AND JAMMED THROTTLE CLOSED. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.