# Accident 19861021049509A: Arctic S1B1, Eureka Creek, AK, October 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1986, 11:00 local time
- Place: Eureka Creek, AK
- Airport: Eureka Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1759° N, 150.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EUREKA CREEK (2Z2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1759&lon=-150.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46243, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46243) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1B1 (registry code 1850302, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B1
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861021049509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK OBSTACLE DURING GO AROUND. PILOT WAS INEXPERIENCED. WINDS WERE REPORTED STRONG AND GUSTING.

## 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 ANC87LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA007), Oct 21, 1986: Interstate S-1B1 (N46243), Eureka Creek, AK, substantial damage, 1 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.