# Incident 19830414019319I: Arctic S1B2, Anchorage, AK, April 14, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1983, 15:21 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arctic S-1B2 (registry code 0790208, https://openairdocs.org/model/arctic-s-1b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B2
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830414019319I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT. AIRPLANE NOSED UP.

## Other reports on N74AT (4)

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

- [Accident 19940918028249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918028249A), Sep 18, 1994: Arctic S1B2 (N74AT), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled and dived into ground during a climbing turn after takeoff.
- [Incident 19880709049109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709049109I), Jul 9, 1988: Arctic S1B2 (N74AT), Portage, AK, Minor damage. While making a soft field landing the main gear entered soft spot. Aircraft went up on its nose.
- [Incident 19880221010789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880221010789I), Feb 21, 1988: Arctic S1B2 (N74AT), Cantwell, AK. Power loss. Precautionary landing. Crankcase breather line frozen over. Preheated engine. Departed safely.
- [Incident 19870710048189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870710048189I), Jul 10, 1987: Arctic S1B2 (N74AT), Bettles, AK, Minor damage. Ran out of runway during gravel bar takeoff. Struck alder bushes at the end of strip.

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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