# Incident 19861027073359I: Arctic S1B2, Girdwood, AK, October 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9425° N, 149.1664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Girdwood, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9425&lon=-149.1664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56AT-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arctic S-1B2 (registry code 0790208, https://openairdocs.org/model/arctic-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 4 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861027073359I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER STRIKING A DEPRESSION ON A SHORT FROZEN GRAVEL BAR.

## Other reports on N56AT (1)

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

- [Accident 19791211034099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791211034099A), Dec 11, 1979: Arctic S1B2 (N56AT), Sitka, AK, Substantial damage. Tried water takeoff with ice on aircraft. Left wing stalled on liftoff. Left float wing hit water.

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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