# Accident 19900513060649A: Arctic S1B2, Talkeetna, AK, May 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4508° N, 149.7906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4508&lon=-149.7906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73AR-2014-12-03) (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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 58 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900513060649A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW SCOUTING PREY FOR HUNTER ONBOARD. ENGINE QUIT. CRASHED. AIRCRAFT SAT EXTENDED TIME. VARNISH IN FUEL.

## 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 ANC90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA068), May 14, 1990: Artic Interstate S1B1 (N73AR), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION WHICH PRECLUDED THE ENGINE FROM DEVELOPING THE NECESSARY POWER TO CLEAR THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE.

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.