# Accident 19850801035389A: Arctic S1AARCTIC, Rock Springs, WY, August 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1985, 15:20 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5899° N, 109.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5899&lon=-109.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37438, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1A (registry code 1850202, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1AARCTIC
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 553 total, 553 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LTM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LTM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850801035389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WITH LIMITED POWER ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, DESCENDED INTO FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN85LTM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LTM05), Aug 1, 1985: Interstate S-1A (N37438), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N37438 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850527037509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850527037509I), May 27, 1985: Arctic S1AARCTIC (N37438), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. On final phase of rollout left gear folded outward. Found main aft drag brace support tube collapsed.

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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