# Accident 19900820038159A: Arctic S1B2, Talkeetna, AK, August 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4498° 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=62.4498&lon=-149.7906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1B2 (registry code 1850303, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,775 total, 150 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900820038159A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF FROM A LAKE BUT SETTLED TO WATER,CONTINUED TO ANOTHER LIFTOFF THEN STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 ANC90LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA151), Aug 20, 1990: Artic S1B2 (N52AT), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIR SPEED ON 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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