# Accident 19890627017709A: Arctic S1AARCTIC, Iliamna, AK, June 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Airport: Iliamna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8501° N, 154.5596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8501&lon=-154.5596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37209, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37209-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1A (registry code 1850202, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1AARCTIC
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,521 total, 25 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890627017709A

## Narrative

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

HIT A BUMP ON RUNWAY DURING A GO AROUND ATTEMPT CAUSING A WING TO HIT BRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC89LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA104), Jun 27, 1989: Interstate S-1A (N37209), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN AND THE BRUSH BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N37209 (1)

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

- [Accident 20050507011359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050507011359A), May 7, 2005: Arctic S1AARCTIC (N37209), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, after touchdown the aircraft bounced and floated. The airman applied full engine power, however the aircraft did not seem to want…

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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