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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Arctic S-1B2 · Kotzebue, AK · August 9, 1988

Date
August 9, 1988 · 18:00 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58AT
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88LA107
Reported as
Arctic S1B2
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to outclimb rising terrain in a canyon with turbullent winds. Stalled and spun into ground on side of canyon.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN IN A CANYON WITH TURBULLENT WINDS. STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND ON SIDE OF CANYON.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.