# Accident 19900525018259A: Arctic S1B2, Beluga River, AK, May 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: Beluga River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N55AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55AD) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 79 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525018259A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON A SANDBAR WHEEL HIT A SOFT SPOT. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. BENT LIFT STRUTS.

## 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 ANC90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA080), May 26, 1990: Interstate S1B1 (N55AD), Beluga River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE SOFT TERRAIN AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN OFF-AIRPORT OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N55AD (3)

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

- [Accident 20040422006389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040422006389A), Apr 22, 2004: Arctic S1B2 (N55AD), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) First instructional flight for student pilot. During simulated engine failure recovery, engine failed to respond. No suitable landing area available…
- [Incident 19940731020009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731020009I), Jul 31, 1994: Arctic S1B2 (N55AD), Farwell, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: on 7-31-94, at approximately 5:30 p.m. AKDT, private pilot james l. ferguson was landing his Arctic tern, N55AD, on an unimproved landing area on…
- [Accident 19880823037769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823037769A), Aug 23, 1988: Arctic S1B2 (N55AD), Hartman River, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled aircraft during a climbing turnout after takeoff.

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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