# Accident 19880809035539A: Arctic S1B2, Kotzebue, AK, August 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4893° N, 149.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4893&lon=-149.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58AT-1989-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arctic S-1B2 (registry code 0790208, https://openairdocs.org/model/arctic-s-1b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B2
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880809035539A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC88LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA107), Aug 10, 1988: Artic S-1B2 (N58AT), Kotzebue, 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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