# Accident 19860727034979A: Arctic S1B2, Wasilla, AK, July 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1986, 13:28 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5864° N, 149.4075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASILLA LAKE (5L6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5864&lon=-149.4075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1B2 (registry code 1850303, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 147 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727034979A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANE IMPACTED LAKE AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. HISTORY OF DISREGARDING REGULATIONS.

## 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 ANC86FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA114), Jul 27, 1986: Interstate S-1B2 (N51AA), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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